
Lamiaceae FAMILY
Plectranthus lanceolatus
Plectranthus lanceolatus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Plectranthus lanceolatus is a perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can gow up to 100cm tall[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar
HabitatRocks and dry rocks; at elevations from 1,000 - 1,800 metres[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].