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Taxon:
Plectranthus esculentus
N. E. Br.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Plectranthus
Family:
Lamiaceae
(alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Ocimeae
Subtribe:
Plectranthinae
Nomen number:
400149
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894:12. 1894
Verified:
06/05/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Coleus esculentus
(N. E. Br.) G. Taylor
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Coleus dazo
A. Chev.
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Reference(s)
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Dyer, R. A. et al., eds.
1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith.
2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Plectranthus+esculentus&quantity=1
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
English
Kaffir-potato –
Reference(s)
Livingstone-potato –
Reference(s)
French
dazo –
Reference(s)
pomme de terre Kaffir –
Reference(s)
German
Dazokartoffel –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2
Cultivated
Africa
Africa
tropical
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mali
,
Nigeria
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga]
Cultivated
Africa
REGION:
Africa
(tropical)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
vegetable
Dyer, R. A. et al., eds.
1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
Human food
vegetable
Burkill, H. M.
1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Name
References