ZZ Plectranthus punctatus
(L.f.) L'Her.
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Burundi, Congo DR, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda,
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 be creeping. It is swollen at the nodes. It can produce tubers up to 1 m long. The leaves are 2-10 cm long by 1.2-4.5 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. Possibly now Coleus maculosus (Lam.) A. J. Paton.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown by seed.
Medicinal Uses
Used medicinally.
Names & Synonyms
Coleus glandulosus Hook.f.Coleus praetermissus Bullock & KillickColeus serrulatus RobynsGaleopsis maculosa Lam.Germanea maculosa Lam.Germanea punctata (L.f.) PoirMajana glandulosa (Hook.f.) KuntzeOcimum punctatum L.f.Plectranthus serrulatus (Robyns) Troupin & Ayob.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
