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Stamens basally connate, hardly exceeding corolla Plectranthus
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Bracts persistent at least until fruiting stage
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Leaves and stems without reddish-purple hairs. Leaves fleshy, broad ovate to triangular, 3–7 cm long, upper surface densely hairy, 7–15 teeth on each side. Corolla 7–9 mm long, mauve or white, tube slightly curved at middle. Aromatic perennial herb to 1.5 m high, densely covered with hairs. Occasionally naturalized. Introd. from Africa. Fl. spring. Allspice Plectranthus amboinicus