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Plectranthus bojeri (Benth.) Hedge
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Root
The tubers and roots are edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows between 700 and 2,100 m above sea level.
Africa, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, East Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola , Burkina Faso , Burundi , Benin , Botswana , Congo (DRC) , Central African Republic , Congo (Republic) , Cote d'Ivoire , Cameroon , Cape Verde , Djibouti , Algeria , Egypt , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Gabon , Ghana , Gambia , Guinea , Equatorial Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Kenya , Comoros , Liberia , Lesotho , Libya , Morocco , Madagascar , Mali , Mauritania , Mauritius , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , Niger , Nigeria , Rwanda , Seychelles , Sudan , Sierra Leone , Senegal , Somalia , South Sudan , Sao Tome & Principe , Eswatini , Chad , Togo , Tunisia , Tanzania , Uganda , South Africa , Zambia , Zimbabwe How to Identify
A herb. It can grow each year from seed or last for a few years. It grows 1 m tall. The stems are 4 angled and can form roots at the nodes. They are hairy. The leaves are opposite and oval. They are 12 cm long. The edges have teeth. The flower heads are loose with 10-30 flowers. They are blue to purple.
How to Grow
Propagation: Seed - sow in well-drained soil, covering lightly with a thin layer of sand, and place in a warm but shaded spot. The seed germinates in about three weeks.
Medicinal Uses
The plant is used to treat snakebites. A decoction of the wholeplant, combined with Ocimum gratissimum, is drunk as a treatment for pneumonia.
Children are bathed in a decoction of the whole plant in order to reduce fevers.
The finely ground leaves are used for the treatment of conjunctivitis. They are applied as a dressing on wounds and abscesses.
Notes
There are between 90 and 150 Coleus species.
Names & Synonyms Calchas bernieri (Briq.) P.V.Heath
Calchas bojeri (Benth.) P.V.Heath
Calchas briquetii (Baker) P.V.Heath
Calchas claessensii (De Wild.) P.V.Heath
Calchas collinus (Lebrun & Touss.) P.V.Heath
Calchas copiosiflorus (Briq.) P.V.Heath
Calchas dewevrei (Briq.) P.V.Heath
Calchas platostomoides (Robyns & Lebrun) P.V.Heath
Coleus bernieri Briq.
Coleus bojeri Benth. Coleus briquetii Baker [Illegitimate] Coleus claessensii De Wild. Coleus collinus Lebrun & Touss. Coleus copiosiflorus Briq. Coleus dewevrei Briq. Coleus djalonensis A.Chev. Coleus gracilifolius Briq. Coleus heterotrichus Briq. Coleus homblei De Wild. Coleus latifolius Hochst. ex Benth. Coleus latifolius var. elatior Vatke Coleus latifolius var. madiensis Baker Coleus micranthus Maxim. Coleus petersianus Vatke Coleus phymatodes Briq. Coleus platostomoides Robyns & Lebrun Coleus quarrei Robyns & Lebrun Coleus ringoetii De Wild. Coleus schweinfurthii Briq. [Illegitimate] Coleus splendidus A.Chev. Coleus termetophilus De Wild. Majana latifolia (Hochst. ex Benth.) Kuntze Mitsa maculata Chapel. ex Benth. Plectranthus bongensis Baker Plectranthus cymosus Baker Plectranthus maculatus Bojer ex Benth. [Invalid] Solenostemon bernieri (Briq.) Guillaumet & Cornet Solenostemon bojeri (Benth.) Guillaumet & Cornet Solenostemon collinus (Lebrun & Touss.) Troupin Solenostemon cymosus (Baker) Guillaumet & Cornet [Illegitimate] Solenostemon gracilifolius (Briq.) Guillaumet & Cornet Solenostemon latifolius (Hochst. ex Benth.) J.K.Morton Solenostemon platostomoides (Robyns & Lebrun) Troupin
References (1)
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 12 (As Coleus bojeri) (Also as Plectranthus cymosus)
