Definition of Genus Plectranthus

1. Noun. Large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus.

Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Plectranthus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Plectranthus

genus Plasmodiophora
genus Plasmodium
genus Platalea
genus Platanthera
genus Platanus
genus Platichthys
genus Platycerium
genus Platylobium
genus Platymiscium
genus Platypoecilus
genus Platystemon
genus Plautus
genus Plecotus
genus Plectania
genus Plectorrhiza
genus Plectranthus (current term)
genus Plectrophenax
genus Pleione
genus Pleiospilos
genus Plesianthropus
genus Plesiosaurus
genus Plethodon
genus Pleurobrachia
genus Pleuronectes
genus Pleurosorus
genus Pleurothallis
genus Pleurotus
genus Plicatoperipatus
genus Ploceus
genus Plumbago

Literary usage of Genus Plectranthus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1896)
"... possibly be confounded with the patchouli plant of Khasia and Assam, which formerly placed under the genus Plectranthus as P. patchouli, Clarke, ..."

2. Natal Plants: Descriptions and Figures of Natal Indigenous Plants, with by John Medley Wood, Maurice Smethurst Evans (1899)
"The genus Plectranthus, according to the Index Kewensis contains about 70 species found in tropical and sub-tropical regions. In Natal we have many species ..."

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