Coleus congestus
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Coleus congestus
(R. Br.) A. J. Paton
| Ordre | Lamiales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Lamiaceae |
| Genre | Coleus |
2n =
Origine : Nouvelle-Guiée, Australie
sauvage et cultivé
| Français | |
|---|---|
| Anglais |
Résumé des usages
- médicinal
Description
Noms populaires
| français | |
| anglais | |
| Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée | ragi, magwu (Nyamikum, Sepik) (PROSEA) ; kawa (Mansfeld) |
Classification
Coleus congestus (R. Br.) A. J. Paton (2019)
basionyme :
- Plectranthus congestus R. Br. (1810)
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
Wild distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor), eastern New Guinea, north-western Australia and Queensland. Widely cultivated as a medicinal plant in gardens in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. The herb is used externally against malaria, fever and skin diseases.
Mansfeld.