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Plectranthus forskalaei
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Coleus barbatus, also known by the synonyms Plectranthus barbatus and incorrectly Coleus forskalaei, is a tropical perennial plant related to the typical coleus species. It is known by the common name woolly plectranthus. It produces forskolin, an extract useful for pharmaceutical preparations and research in cell biology.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Plectranthus forskalaei
- Slug
- plectranthus-forskalaei
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Plectranthus
- Species
- forskalaei
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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