Distribution Map

Plectranthus verticillatus

                   
       

Lamiaceae Nepetoideae Ocimeae Plectranthinae

As at April 2024, 17 herbarium specimens, 9 photo records, 9 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Mlawula Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Plectranthus verticillatus - Slender, straggling, prostrate or creeping, some- times rooting at joints, downy throughout. Leaf-blades about circular up to 3 cm diam, tapering to stalk up to 2,5 cm long, blunt, with few broad teeth in upper half, sometimes slightly fleshy, usually purple on under surface. Inflorescences very slender, simple or slightly branched, flowers widely spaced, 1-2 together. Calyx 2 mm long, teeth very slender; corolla with narrow straight tube, c 1 cm long, pale mauve or white.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.