Plectranthus verticillatus

Plectranthus verticillatus

Plectranthus verticillatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Plectranthinae
Genus: Plectranthus
Species: Plectranthus verticillatus

Name

Plectranthus verticillatus (L.f.) Druce, (1916 publ. 1917).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ocimum verticillatum L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 276 (1782).
• Heterotypic
  • Ocimum racemosum Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 96 (1800).
  • Plectranthus thunbergii Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 37 (1832).
  • Plectranthus nummularius Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 1072 (1903).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Introduced into: El Salvador, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, St.Helena, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Druce, G.C., (1916 publ. 1917). Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 640

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Plectranthus verticillatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Plectranthus verticillatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Plectranthus verticillatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Plectranthus verticillatus. Published online. Accessed: May 26 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Skindersalie
English: Money plant, Whorled plectranthus

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