Lamiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Plectranthus melleri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Plectranthus melleri is a perennial plant with sparsely-branched, scandent or ascending stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it usually grows 1 - 2 metres tall, occasionally reaching 3 metres. The plant produces bulbils in the leaf axils[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine A widely distributed plant, it is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Liberia, Gabon, Uganda, Kenya, eastern DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar

HabitatMargins or clearings in moist montane evergreen or semi-deciduous forest, also recorded from bamboo zones; at elevations from 1,400 - 2,400 metres[ 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. ].