Lamiaceae FAMILY

Leonotis leonurus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leonotis leonurus is a semi-evergreen shrub growing from 2 - 5 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. A popular traditional medicinal herb in S. Africa, the leaves are gathered from the wild and sold in local markets. The plant is widely cultivated as an ornamental in tropical and subtropical gardens, and as a summer bedding plant in the temperate zone. It has also been grown as a hedge plant in Java[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - S. Africa.

HabitatAmongst rocks in grassland[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. Locally common at forest margins, on rocky hillsides and river banks and in tall grassland[ 395 Title Pharmaceutical monographs for 60 South African plant species Publication Author Scott, G. and Springfield, E.P. Website http://www.plantzafrica.com/medmonographs Publisher Year 2004 ISBN Description A series of 60 monographs of S. African medicinal plants. Well written, with information on traditional uses and modern research into the plants. ].