Plectranthus ecklonii

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Common Names

Description

Family Lamiaceae

Herbs, sometimes subshrubs or shrubs , annual or perennial , usually aromatic . Stems and branches usually 4-angled. Leaves opposite, rarely whorled or alternate, simple to pinnately dissected or compound , without stipules. Inflorescences generally compound, sometimes flowers solitary and axillary ; verticillasters 2- to many flowered, subtended by leaves or bracts. Flowers bisexual , zygomorphic, rarely subactinomorphic, bracteolate or not. Calyx persistent , 5-toothed, 2-lipped; upper lip 3-toothed or entire (deciduous in Scutellaria) ; lower lip 2- or 4-toothed; tube sometimes hairy annulate inside. Corolla limb usually 2-lipped; upper lip 2-lobed and lower 3-lobed, rarely upper lip entire and lower 4-lobed, also rarely limb (4- or) 5-lobed; tube hairy annulate inside. Stamens epipetalous , 4 or 2, free , rarely filaments connate , sometimes one staminodial; anther 1- or 2-celled, usually dehiscing longitudinally; disc persistent. Ovary superior, 2-celled and each cell 2-ovuled and style subterminal , or ovary 4-parted and each lobe 1-ovuled and style gynobasic (from bases of ovary lobes) with 2-cleft apex. Fruit usually 4 dry nutlets . Seeds with or without endosperm.

Approximately 3500 species in 220 genera, distributed worldwide, but mostly in the Mediterranean region and SW Asia. China has 807 species in 96 genera.[1]

Physical Description

Biology

Growth

Culture: Space 24-36" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Light Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Place of publication : A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 12:64. 1848

Similar Species

Members of the genus Plectranthus

There are approximately 540 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. acaulis · P. actites · P. adenanthus · P. adenoloma · P. adenophorus · P. aegyptiacus · P. aegypticus · P. agnewii · P. albicalyx · P. albidus · P. alboviolaceus · P. albus · P. aliciae · P. alleni · P. alloplectus · P. almamii · P. alpinus · P. amaniensis · P. ambiguus · P. ambiguus 'Manguzuku' · P. amboinensis · P. amboinicus (Broadleaf Thyme) · P. amboinicus 'Tansania' · P. amboinicus 'Variegated' (Cuban Oregano) · P. amboinicus 'Variegatus' (Variegated Cuban Oregano) · P. amboinicus 'Wedgewood' (Green-Margined Cuban Oregano) · P. amboinicus 'Well Sweep Wedgewood' · P. amethystoides · P. amicorum · P. amoenus · P. amplexicaulis · P. angulatus · P. angustifolius · P. antongilicus · P. apreptus · P. apricus · P. arabicus · P. arenicola · P. arenicolus · P. argentatus (Silvery Plectranthus) · P. argentatus 'Hill House' · P. argentatus 'Silver Shield' (Plectranthus) · P. argentifolius · P. aromaticus (Indian Borage) · P. arthropodus · P. asirensis · P. asper · P. assurgens · P. atroviolaceus · P. auriculatus · P. aurifer · P. australis · P. australis var. vulgaris · P. barbatus (Coleus Forskohlii) · P. barbatus var. barbatus · P. barbatus var. grandis · P. bariensis · P. barrelieri · P. baumii · P. beddomei · P. behrii · P. 'Bennelong Frosty Carpet' · P. betamponus · P. betonicaefolius · P. bicolor · P. bifidocalyx · P. biflorus · P. bishopianus · P. blakei · P. Blue Angel = 'Edelblau' · P. blumei · P. bojeri · P. bongensis · P. bourneae · P. bracteatus · P. brevicaulis · P. brevifolius · P. brevipes · P. buchananii · P. buergeri · P. bulleyanus · P. burnati · P. burorum · P. caespitosus · P. calcaratus · P. calycinus · P. candelabriformis · P. canescens · P. caninus · P. Cape Angels Blue · P. 'Cape Angels Dark Pink' (Cape Angels Dark Pink Spurflower) · P. Cape Angel Pink = 'P000603' · P. capillipes · P. capuronii · P. carnosifolius · P. cataractarum · P. cataractatum · P. caudatus · P. cavaleriei · P. charianthus

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Further Reading

• Wu Cheng-yih & Li Hsi-wen, eds. 1977. Labiatae. Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 65(2): 1-649, 66: 1-647.

Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 11, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 02, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 11, 2007:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, NSW herbarium collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5849758
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16101490
• GRIN Nomen Number: 28833
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 606838

Footnotes

1. Xi-wen Li & Ian C. Hedge "Lamiaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 50. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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