Description:
Lamiaceae (mint family) »
Plectranthus barbatus plek-TRAN-thus -- from the Greek plektron (spur) and anthos (flower), referring to the spurred flowers bar-BAY-tus -- bearded, barbed commonly known as: Abyssinian coleus, blue spur flower, false boldo, Indian coleus • Gujarati: ગરમર garmar • Hindi: पत्थरचूर patharchur, पाषाणभेदी pashan bhedi • Marathi: गरमर garmar, माईण or माईन mayin, माईनमूळ mainmul • Nepalese: गन्धे झार gandhe jhar • Sanskrit: बालकः balakah, ¿ गण्डीरः gandira ?, पाषाणभेदी pashanabhedi Native of: tropical Africa, Arabian peninsula, Indian subcontinent, Thailand; widely cultivated References:
Flowers of India •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
Wikipedia •
NPGS / GRIN •
Henriette's Herbal. Date: 25 August 2010, 10:23. Source:
Plectranthus barbatus. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.