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Previously grown as Plectranthus bojeri
Plants of the World online, Kew Science http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:445923-1 Link
In traditional medicine there is widespread use across Africa: The plant is used to treat snakebites. A decoction of the whole plant, combined with Ocimum gratissimum, is drunk as a treatment for pneumonia. Children are bathed in a decoction of the whole plant in order to reduce fevers. The finely ground leaves are used for the treatment of conjunctivitis. They are applied as a dressing on wounds and abscesses[Lukhoba CW; Simmonds MSJ; Paton AJ. (2006) Plectranthus: A review of ethnobotanical uses. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 103 1-24.
Useful Tropical Plants 2020 https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Plectranthus+bojeri
Africa, South Tropical Africa, Zimbabwe
Africa, South Tropical Africa, Zambia
Africa, South Tropical Africa, Malawi
Africa, South Tropical Africa, Mozambique
Africa, Southern Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
Africa, Southern Africa, Cape Provinces
Africa, Southern Africa, Northern Provinces
Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland
Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Rwanda
Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Congo
Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Cameroon
Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Burundi
Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Zaire
Africa, West Tropical Africa, Benin
Africa, West Tropical Africa, Ivory Coast
Africa, West Tropical Africa, Senegal
Africa, West Tropical Africa, Togo
Africa, West Tropical Africa, Sierra Leone
Africa, West Tropical Africa, Guinea
Africa, West Tropical Africa, Ghana
Africa, West Tropical Africa, Mali
Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Madagascar