Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Basionym : Germanea rotundifolia Poir.
  • Synonym(s) : Coleus rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot; Coleus parviflorus Benth.; Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poiret) J. K. Morton;
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng.
  • Common name : Chinese potato
  • Vernacular name :
    • Sambraani-gidde (Kannada)
    • Cheevakizhangu, Koorkakizhangu, Koorka (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for its edible tubers
  • Key identification features : A perennial fleshy herb with tuberous roots
  • Flower, Fruit : September-October
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district, Dakshina Kannada district, Udupi district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
  • Native : India, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Introduced and cultivated elsewhere
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 278
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Plectranthus rotundifolius. Downloaded on 11 November 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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