Plectranthus laxiflorus

Botanical Description

Plectranthus laxiflorus is a freely-branched, climbing, perennial plant with ascending to spreading stems that form roots at the lower nodes. The stems can become more or less woody and persist; the plant usually growing 70 - 150cm tall, but up to 400cm with support[ 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. , 1355 Title Plants of the World online Publication Author Website http://powo.science.kew.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database giving detailed descriptions of almost 40,000 species of plants (as of 2018), almost 25,000 images and a list of almost 850,000 plant names. A truly excellent resource and still growing. ]. The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in the shade of trees[ 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 ].