Wild Flowering Plants
Lamiaceae
family Plectranthus amboinicus (Loureiro) Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 2: 690. 1825. Bas.: Coleus amboinicus Loureiro (1790). Gwo diten Rare escaped and naturalized trailing herb in deciduous seasonal forest and around houses. Quite common in some forest at Morne du Cap, Gros Islet. Native to eastern and southern tropical Africa. Also a cultivated culinary herb. A variegated ornamental cultivated is probably this species. Local medicinal uses |