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Definition of Genus Plectranthus
1. Noun. Large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus.
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Plectranthus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Plectranthus
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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