Aeollanthus pubescens

Benth.

Lamiaceae

+ Synonyms

Aeollanthus buettneri Gürke

Aeollanthus chevalieri Briq.

Common Name:

Purple-flowered plant, growing in its native habitat
Photograph by: Peter B. Phillipson

General Information

Aeollanthus pubescens is a perennial plant.
It is cultivated as a spice plant in Nigeria[

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Title: Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
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Description: Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Western tropical Africa - Mali to the Central African Republic, south to Angola and Zambia.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

The strongly aromatic leaves are used for flavouring soups and meat and for salads[

317

Title: Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
Publication
Author
Website: http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.

Medicinal

The herb is used as a febrifuge[

317

Title: Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
Publication
Author
Website: http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-11-22. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aeollanthus+pubescens>

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