Plataforma de nombres comunes de las Plantas de Bogotá

Plectranthus verticillatus
Lamiaceae

Common Names in the Capital District:
Sinvergüenza morada

Origin

Africa
Sur de África

Uses

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Habitat

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REFERENCES (click to expand)

Origin:

Germishuizen, G., & Meyer, N. L. (Eds.). (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: An Annotated Checklist (Vol. 14). Pretoria: National Botanical Institute.

Urban habitat:

Rodríguez, D. (2015, mayo 27). Entrevista a Daniel Rodríguez, barrio Castilla - Salida de campo localidad de Kennedy, UPZ Castilla.

Height:

Codd, L. E. (1975). Plectranthus (Labiatae) and allied genera in Southern Africa. Bothalia, 11(4), 371–442. https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v11i4.1482

Uses:

Rodríguez, D. (2015, mayo 27). Entrevista a Daniel Rodríguez, barrio Castilla - Salida de campo localidad de Kennedy, UPZ Castilla.

Suggested citation

Plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá. Plectranthus verticillatus, http://nombrescomunes.jbb.gov.co/ (Consulted in 2024-11-21).

Growth form and scale

Subshrub, height 1.20 m

Plant resembling a shrub but smaller in size and woody only at the base.

Terrestrial herb, height 1.20 m

Non-woody plant, soft in all its parts and growing on the ground.

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