Taxon:
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.
Summary
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. 2:690. 1825
Verified:
06/04/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
- http://www.skud.info
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Common names
English
country-borage – Cuban-oregano – French-thyme – Indian-borage – Indian-mint – Mexican-mint – soup-mint – Spanish-thyme – French
oreille – German
Jamaika-Thymian – Malay
dacon ajenton – Spanish
orégano – Spanish (Cuba)
orégano de Cartagena – Spanish (Philippines)
toronjil de limón – Swedish
kryddkarlbergare –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | n. |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | | | | | widely cult. & natzd. in tropics |
5 | Uncertain | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal (n.)]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(widely cult. & natzd. in tropics)
Uncertain
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Economic Uses
Environmental
Food additives
flavoring (fide F SAfr) – Human food
vegetable (fide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):407. 1999) – Materials
essential oils (fide Mansf Ency) – Medicines
folklore (fide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):407. 1999; F SAfr; Herbs Commerce ed2) –