Article Nº 0022 Plant Vol. I · p. 17
Abrotona (Teucrium betonicum, Herit.)
Original title: Abrotona (Teucriun betonicum, Herit.)
Woody labiate plant with purple flowers, common on Madeira's north coast and inland valleys, locally credited with medicinal properties.
A woody plant of the Labiatae family, easy to recognise by its purple flowers arranged in verticillasters gathered into racemes, and by its crenate or serrate leaves, almost white on the underside. It is frequent on the north coast and in many inland valleys of Madeira. In some parts of the island it is credited with medicinal properties, and it may be of benefit as a tonic and stomachic. The abrotona is also known as herva branca.
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