Plectranthus hadiensis

Botanical Description

Plectranthus hadiensis is a semi-succulent, herbaceous perennial plant with erect to decumbent stems that can become more or less woody; it can grow 10 - 150cm tall[ 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. , 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 and also to provide material for commercial cosmetics. It iscultivated on a garden scale for medicinal use in India and Sri Lanka[ 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. ], and is sometimes grown as an ornamental in S. Africa[ 1347 Title Plectranthus: A plant for the future? Publication South African Journal of Botany 77 (2011) 947-959 Author Rice L.J.; Brits G.J.; Potgieter C.J.; Van Staden J. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description A review of the Plectranthus species with potential as economic plants ].