Coleus
Description of the genus
Comment: The reinstated genus Coleus now includes many species formerly in Plectranthus. Worldwide: 294 species in the Old World tropics and subtropics. Zimbabwe: 31 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| amboinicus Lour. | E | |
| barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don var. grandis (L.H. Cramer) A.J. Paton | C | Description, Image |
| bojeri Benth. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| buchananii (Baker) Brenan | N,C | |
| caninus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Vatke var. flavovirens (Gürke) A.J.Paton | W,C,E | |
| caudatus (S.Moore) E.Downes & I.Darbysh. [NrEnd] [LR-nt] | E | Description, Image |
| cylindraceus (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton | N,W,C,E | |
| dolichopodus (Briq.) A.J.Paton | E | |
| efoliatus De Wild. | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| esculentus (N.E.Br.) G.Taylor | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| gracilipedicellatum (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton | N,C | Description, Image |
| gracillimus (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun | N,C | Description, Image |
| grandidentatus (Gürke) A.J.Paton | S | |
| guerkei (Briq.) A.J.Paton | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| hadiensis (Forssk.) A.J.Paton | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| hereroensis (Engl.) A.J.Paton | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| kapatensis R.E. Fr. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| lanuginosus Hochst. ex Benth. | E | Description, Image |
| lasianthus Gürke | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| longipetiolatus Gürke | E | |
| neochilus (Schltr.) Codd | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| pentheri Gürke | W | |
| porphyranthus (T.J.Edwards & N.R.Crouch) A.J.Paton [End] [LR-lc] | W,S | Description, Image |
| rhodesianum (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot | E | |
| sanguineus (Britten) A.J.Paton | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| sessilifolius (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton [NrEnd] | E | Description, Image |
| shirensis Gürke | N,E | Description, Image |
| tetragonus (Gürke) Robyns & Lebrun | N,W,C,S | |
| thyrsoideus Baker | E | Description, Image |
| welwitschii Briq. | E |
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Flora of Malawi: Coleus
Flora of Mozambique: Coleus
Flora of Rwanda: Coleus
Flora of Zambia: Coleus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Coleus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ColeusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Coleus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Coleus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Coleus
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iNaturalist: Coleus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Coleus
JSTOR Plant Science: Coleus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Coleus
Plants of the World Online: Coleus
Tropicos: Coleus
Wikipedia: Coleus