Lamiaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Plectranthus mandalensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Plectranthus mandalensis is an erect, annual to short-lived perennial plant The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine Plectranthus mandalensis has a limited range and is known from only two subpopulations, on Mts Mulanje and Namuli. It is threatened by conversion of land to agriculture and by invasion of alien species. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Malawi, Mozambique

HabitatUndergrowth and margins of (sub)montane forest, where it can carpet forest floors and clearings, sometimes as an epiphyte; at elevations from 1,100 - 2,160 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].