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Plectranthus esculentus

Authority	N.E. Br.
Family	Magnoliopsida:Asteridae:Lamiales:Labiatae
Synonyms	Coleus dazo, Coleus esculentus, Coleus floribundus, Coleus floribundus var longipes, Englerastrum floribundum, Englerastrum floribundum var longipes, Plectranthus floribundus
Common names	coleus potato, Livingstone potato, wilde aartappel, shezha, tsenga, tensa, tsenza, mutada, matheta, makwele, tapole emahlo, tapole-ea-mahlo, itapile, ibonda, ugilo, potato - coleus, ulucanqu, uluhlaza, isiqwili, ushizane, umhlati, ulujilo, umbondive, imbondwe, ujwangu, ushizan, UJilo, UJikwe, UHlazaluti, IZambhane
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Ecocrop code	8753

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SOURCES (P. esculentus N.E.Br.) Tindall H 1983 pp 241-243 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 24 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 466 [USE] Purseglove 1974 pp 636 [USE] GROWING PERIOD Perennial herb, tubers may be harvested 180-200 days from planting. COMMON NAMES Livingstone potato, Hausa potato, Kaffir potato, Umbondive, Rizga, Buye, Nyumbu, Njowe, Cezani. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: P. floribundus, Coleus dazo, C. esculentus. Native to tropical Africa, possibly south-east Africa. Recorded yields are in the region of 2-6 t/ha.
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