Plectranthus

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Plectranthus

  • Collector(s)

    A. F. H. Linsen 81, 29 Nov 1979

  • Location

    Kenya. Meru. north of Mt.Kenya, Lewa Downs farm, Isiolo.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5031592

    Occurrence ID: 2ae6cb42-f73e-476e-a86a-fdbe2cd25ca0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Plectranthus

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Kenya

  • State/Province

    Meru

  • Locality

    north of Mt.Kenya, Lewa Downs farm, Isiolo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1685 m. (5528 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.33, 37.75

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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HERBARIUM VADENSE (WAG)
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No. 81	d.d. 29/XI/7 9
 *	LABIATAE
KENYA ?Plectranthus sp •
Meru Prov.,north of Mt .Kenya, Lewa Downs
farm,Isiolo, O,20Hf 37.45E, Altp l685in»
Dry,lithosolic slopes, volcanic and base-
ment complex.Wet season. Pockets of shrub
with sparse herbs and grasses.
Small shrub, usually erect, sometimes
straggling, up to 2m. tall. Smelling very
strongly of peppermint.Stem 3cm. at base,
grey-green to red-brown,pubescent, stem
very soft. Leaves: thick( not fleshy)and
pubescent. Corolla : green, with dense
purple pubescence, gives purple appearance
inside paler and glabrous. Glands produce
sweet smell, not mint-like.
Det" M. G. Gilbert, 1981
05031592