PLECTRANTHUS PARVIFLORUS
Author:
Carl Ludwig von Willdenow, 1806
Family:
LAMIACEAE
Origin:
Australia, Cook Islands, Hawaii, Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, Tubuai Islands, Victoria
Elevation:
Publisher:
Adumbr. Pl. Hort. Hal. 17 (1806, pre 15 May). ; cf. D.J. Mabberley in Taxon, 32(1): 86. 1983
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
50 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Moschosma polystachyum George Bentham,
Plectranthus micranthus Spreng. 1825.
Basilicum polystachyon Moench.
Plectranthus strigosus George Bentham.
Plectranthus australis, R Brown, 1810.
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Germanea australis, Britten.
Germanea parviflora, Poir.
Majana parviflora, Kuntze.
Moschosma brownii, Heynh.
Plectranthus australis f. densiflora, Domin.
Plectranthus australis var. vulgaris, Domin.
Plectranthus paniculatus, Jacq.
Plectranthus parviflorus var. australis, Briq.
Plectranthus parviflorus var. elatior, Benth.
Plectranthus sieberi, Benth.
This member of the Lamiaceae family was given this name by Carl Ludwig von Willdenow in 1806. It is found on Hawai'i, French Polynesia and in Australia; New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and in Indonesia; Irian Jaya, Lesser Sunda Islands.
It grows in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The plant can grow to 50 centimetres in high with a base around ten centimetres. The flowers are light blue, and besides from seeds, it can easily be reproduced by cuttings.
The genera name from the Greek plektron; 'spur' and anthos; 'flower', referring to the spurred flowers. The species name from Latin parvus; 'small', and florus; 'flowered'.
Flower
Light Blue
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
