| Author: |
John Kenneth Morton,
1962
|
| Family: |
LAMIACEAE |
| Origin: |
India,
Java, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera;
Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Soil: |
Rich
- Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
3
Centimetres |
| Height: |
60
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Pale
Blue |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Hausa
Potato, Chinese Potato, Country Potato, Fra-Fra-Salanga,
Pesa, Fabirama |
| Synonyms: |
Germanea
rotundifolia,
Poiret, 1812.
Plectranthus rotundifolia. Spengel, 1825.
Coleus parviflorus, George Bentham.
Plectranthus
ternatus, Sims, 1824.
Coleus dysentericus, Baker, 1894.
Coleus
rotundifolia. A. Chevalier &
Perrot, 1905.
Coleus pallidiflorus, A.Chev.
Coleus rehmannii, Briq.
Coleus rugosus, Benth.
Coleus salagensis, Gürke.
Coleus ternatus, A.Chev.
Coleus tuberosus, Benth.
Majana tuberosa, Kuntze.
Nepeta madagascariensis, Lam.
Plectranthus coppinii, Heckel.
Plectranthus tuberosus, Blume.
Solenostemon rotundifolius, J.K.Morton. |
This member of the
Lamiaceae family was given this name by John Kenneth Morton in 1962. It
is found in India, Java,
Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera; Indonesia,
Thailand and Vietnam. It grows in rich but well drained soil. The
plant will raise up to 60 cm, the round potato-like bulbs grow up to
three centimetres in diameter. I am not sure they will appreciate to
be exposed. The flowers are pale blue.
The genera name means
'pipe stamens'. The species name for the round leaves. |
