Plectranthus hereroensis

Botanical Description

Plectranthus hereroensis is an erect annual to short-lived perennial plant that can grow up to 100cm tall. The stem is usually solitary, branching above[ 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. It 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 ].