Plectranthus ecklonii

Botanical Description

Plectranthus ecklonii is a freely-branched, succulent perennial plant with ascending stems that become more or less woody, at least near the base; it can grow 70 - 250cm tall[ 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. An attractive shrub, it is often grown as an ornamental in gardens[ 1346 Title Plectranthus: A review of ethnobotanical uses Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology 103 (2006) 1-24 Author Lukhoba C.W.; Simmonds M.S.J.; Paton A.J. Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description An excellent guide to the uses of Plectranthus species, giving the basic uses and the literature supporting this. ]. The plant has escaped from cultivation in New South Wales, Australia (possibly via dumped garden waste) and has become naturalized in some woodland areas including tall, open Eucalyptus regnans forest. It is also recorded as naturalized in Victoria and New Zealand[ 1353 Title Plant species first recognised as naturalised for New South Wales in 2002 and 2003, with additional comments on spec Publication Cunninghamia · 10(1): 139-166 January 2007 Author Hosking J.R.; Conn B.J.; Lepschi B.J.; Barker C.H. Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ].