Biology:Plectranthus madagascariensis
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Plectranthus
Plectranthus madagascariensis | |
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Plectranthus madagascariensis 'Variegated Mintleaf' | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Plectranthus |
Species: | P. madagascariensis
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Binomial name | |
Plectranthus madagascariensis (Pers.) Benth.
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Plectranthus madagascariensis, called thicket coleus, Madagascar coleus and candle plant (a name shared with many other species), is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.[1][2] It is native to South Africa, eSwatini, Mozambique, Mauritius and Réunion, but not Madagascar.[1] Its cultivar 'Variegated Mintleaf' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Plectranthus madagascariensis (Pers.) Benth.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:454523-1.
- ↑ Harrower, Adam; Notten, Alice (June 2020). "Coleus madagascariensis". South Africa National Biodiversity Institute. http://pza.sanbi.org/coleus-madagascariensis.
- ↑ "Plectranthus madagascariensis 'Variegated Mintleaf' (v) plectranthus 'Variegated Mintleaf'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/49223/Plectranthus-madagascariensis-Variegated-Mintleaf-(v)/Details. "Synonyms; Plectranthus madagascariensis 'Variegata', Plectranthus coleoides 'Variegatus'"
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