Oregano

Family Labiatae

Scientific name:  Coleus amboinicus lour.

Other names:

                Badlaja (Buk.)                          Clavo de comer (Cap.)

                Bildo (Sul., Taw.)                      Latai (Sul.)

                Bildu (Sul.)                                 Suganda (Tag.)

                Carabo (Sam., Ley.)               Torongil de limon (Span.)

               Clavo (Ak., Cam., Dav., Mas., Mis., Sor.)

            It is an herb which is erect or spreading, branched, coarse, strongly aromatic with fleshy stems.  The leaves are fleshy, broadly ovate, often heart-shaped and somewhat hairy with rounded, toothed margins.

            Oregano is cultivated throughout the country for its aromatic leaves.  It can be propagated by terminal cuttings.  The stems are cut approximately a palm’s length and planted in individual containers or in thoroughly prepared plots.