Plectranthus
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Plectranthus is a genus of warm-climate plants, closely related to Solenostemon, sometimes known as the spurflowers. Several species are grown as ornamental plants, as leaf vegetables, or as root vegetables for their edible tubers.
Plectranthus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed.
Species
- Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.
- Plectranthus edulis (Vatke) Agnew
- Plectranthus esculentus N.E. Br.
- Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng.
- Plectranthus verticillatus (L.f.) Druce
External links
- [Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne]
- [EcoPort on P. rotundifolius]
- [Protabase on P. rotundifolius]
- [EcoPort on P. esculentus (with tuber photo)]
- [Lamiales Newsletter on P. esculentus]
- [Little-known African Tubers (discusses P. rotundifolius and P. esculentus)]
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