Aeollanthus suaveolens
Mart. ex Spreng.
Lamiaceae
Aeollanthus affinis De Wild
Aeollanthus cassawa G.Taylor
Aeollanthus claessensi De Wild
Aeollanthus edlingeri Gürke
Aeollanthus glabrifolius De Wild
Aeollanthus heliotropioides Oliv.
Aeollanthus lamborayi De Wild
Aeollanthus schliebenii Mansf. ex Brooks
Aeollanthus suavis Mart.
Common Name:
General Information
Aeollanthus suaveolens is a succulent, annual herb growing from 20 - 50cm tall[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
It is cultivated as a medicinal plant in Brazil and is grown in northern Nigeria for its very aromatic foliage, which is used to flavour soup[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Tropical Africa - Nigeria to southern Sudan and Kenya in the north to South Africa.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The herb is used for flavouring soups[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
]. Very aromatic[
].
Medicinal
The plant is used in the treatment of skin, ear and eye diseases in Brazil[
].
Employed as a medicinal plant in tropical Africa[
].
Other Uses
The plant is used as a soap-substitute in tropical Africa[
].
The essential oil of the plant is of potential value in perfumery[
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
