Lamiaceae FAMILY
Clinopodium vimineum
Clinopodium vimineum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Clinopodium vimineum is an aromatic shrub with long, slender branches up to 3 metres long[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food flavouring and tea.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCaribbean - Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica.
HabitatThickets on steep shale or serpentine banks and gravelly streambanks at elevations from 150 - 1,350 metres in Jamaica[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ].