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. Mozambique: 27 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| amboinicus Lour. | N,M | |
| autranii Briq. | MS | Description, Image |
| bojeri Benth. | MS | Description, Image |
| calycinus (Benth.) A.J.Paton | M | |
| caudatus (S.Moore) E.Downes & I.Darbysh. [NrEnd] [LR-nt] | MS | Description, Image |
| cucullatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton [End] | N | |
| cylindraceus (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton | MS | |
| densus (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton | N | |
| esculentus (N.E.Br.) G.Taylor | N,Z,T,MS | Description, Image |
| gracilipedicellatum (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton | N | Description, Image |
| gracillimus (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun | N,MS | Description, Image |
| hadiensis (Forssk.) A.J.Paton | N,MS | Description, Image |
| kapatensis R.E. Fr. | Z,MS | Description, Image |
| lasianthus Gürke | N,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| longipetiolatus Gürke | MS | |
| madagascariensis (Pers.) A.Chev. | GI | |
| melleri (Baker) A.J.Paton & Phillipson | Z | |
| namuliensis E.Downes & I.Darbysh. [End] | Z | |
| neochilus (Schltr.) Codd | T,MS | Description, Image |
| psammophilus (Codd) A.J.Paton [NrEnd] | GI,M | |
| rhodesianum (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton | MS | Description, Image |
| sanguineus (Britten) A.J.Paton | N,Z,MS | Description, Image |
| sessilifolius (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton [NrEnd] | MS | Description, Image |
| shirensis Gürke | Z,MS | Description, Image |
| subspicatus (Hochst.) Walp. | M | |
| tetragonus (Gürke) Robyns & Lebrun | N | |
| thyrsoideus Baker | MS | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zambia: Coleus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Coleus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Coleus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): ColeusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Coleus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Coleus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Coleus
JSTOR Plant Science: Coleus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Coleus
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Wikipedia: Coleus