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Family = Lamiaceae
Genus = Plectranthus

Included Species =
P. amboinicus
P. argentatus
P. australis Swedish Ivy
P. bethrel
P. chiradzulensis
P. ciliatus Candlestick Plant
P. coleoides
P. comosus
P. earnstii
P. ecklonii
P. excisus
P. forsteri
P. fruiticosus
P. glaucesens
P. graveolens
P. hadiensis
P. madagascariensis
P. minimus
P. naiadensis
P. nummularius
P. oertendahlii
P. prostratus
P. purpuratus
P. saccatus
P. scutellarioides
P. tomentosa
P. verticilatus
P. zuluensis

Cross referenced against the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Taxonomy Browser.


coverPronunciations and derivations taken from "Dictionary of Plant Names"

Plectranthus - plek-tranth-us.
From Greek
plectron (a spur) and anthos (a flower) referring to the spurred flowers of the type species.

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