Plectranthus esculentus N.E. Br.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chinyakwaremba, Vumba

Synonyms:	Coleus esculentus (N.E. Br.) G. Taylor Plectranthus floribundus N.E. Br.
Common names:
Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb or suffrutex with long arching, woody, sparsely branched stems. Leaves subsessile, oblong-elliptic to oblanceolate, thick-textured with brown gland-dots on the under surface; margin obscurely toothed. Inflorescences erect along the stems, flowering before any leaves appear. Flowers bright yellow. The tuberous roots are edible.
Notes:	Note that the plant in image no. 4 was found in a more unusual habitat of rocky submontane grassland.
Derivation of specific name:	esculentus: edible
Habitat:	In rocky areas in woodland.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E
Growth form:	P
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Friday 27 January 2006
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