Coleus amboinicus
Coleus amboinicus
(Lour.) Spreng.
| Ordre | Lamiales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Lamiaceae |
| Genre | Plectranthus |
2n =
Origine : Afrique de l'Est et australe
sauvage ou cultivé
| Français | gros thym |
|---|---|
| Anglais | Indian borage |
Résumé des usages
- médicinal
- herbe condimentaire
- ornemental
Description
-
plante en pot -
feuilles -
fleurs -
fleurs -
fleur
- plante herbacée succulente, aromatique, atteignant généralement moins de 1 m de haut
- feuilles ovales, à pointe obtuse, base subcordée, bords crénelés, pubescents
- fleurs en grappes de 10 à 30 cm ; calice tomenteux, lèvre supérieure oblongue ; corolle blanchâtre, rosée ou couleur lilas
Noms populaires
| français | gros thym antillais, origan cubain ; oreille (Haïti) (Mansfeld) ; thym pays |
| anglais | country borage, Indian borage ; Cuban oregano, Indian borage, Indian mint, Mexican mint, Mexican oregano, Spanish thyme (Flowers of India) |
| espagnol | orégano francés (Cuba), orégano grueso (Quintana Roo, Mexique), orégano orejón (Vénézuela) (TRAMIL) ; orégano de Cartagena (Cuba) (Mansfeld) |
| sanscrit | कर्पूरवल्ली - karpuravalli, sugandhavalakam (Flowers of India) |
| hindi | पत्थरचूर - patharchur, पत्ता अजवाइन - patta ajwain (Flowers of India) |
| marathi | पत्थरचूर - pathurchur (Flowers of India) |
| telugu | sugandhavalkam, కర్పూరవల్లీ - karpoora valli, karuvaeru, vamu aaku (Flowers of India) |
| tamoul | கர்பூரவல்லீ - karpuravalli (Flowers of India) |
| kannada | ಕರ್ಪೂರವಲ್ಲಿ - karpuravalli, ದೊಡ್ಡಪತ್ರೆ - dodda pathre, ದೊಡ್ಡಪತ್ರೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು - dodda pathre soppu (Flowers of India) |
| malayalam | panikkurkka, kannikkurkka (Flowers of India) |
| manipuri | ꯃꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ - mana hidak (Flowers of India) |
| Philippines | oregano (espagnol), suganda (tagalog), latai (subanun) (PROSEA) |
| Indonésie | daun jinten (général), ajeran (sundanais), daun kucing (javanais) (PROSEA) |
| Malaysia | bangun-bangun, membangun (péninsule) (PROSEA) |
| Thaïlande | niam hu suea (centre), hom duan luang, hom duan hu suea (nord) (PROSEA) |
| Vietnam | rau tần, rau tần dầy lá, húng chanh (PROSEA) |
| Cambodge | sak dam ray (PROSEA) |
Classification
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. (1825)
basionyme :
- Coleus amboinicus Lour. (1790)
synonyme :
- Plectranthus aromaticus auct. non Roxb. (1814), sensu Roxb. (1832)
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
Cultivated as a medicinal plant, potherb and condiment in the tropics (parts of Africa, India, SE Asia, West Indies, Mexico, recently southern USA). The aromatic leaves are used for flavouring meat, soups, fish, local beer, eaten as a vegetable, employed for washing clothes and hair. The herb is a folk remedy (poultice for burns and bites, internally as a carminative and antiasthma). Also grown for its essential oil in the Far East and as an ornamental plant.
Mansfeld.
parfum de thym ou d'origan.
Références
- TRAMIL, Pharmacopée végétale caribéenne, éd. scient. L. Germosén-Robineau. 2014. 3e éd. Santo Domingo, Canopé de Guadeloupe. 420 p. Voir sur Pl@ntUse