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. Malawi: 26 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| alpinus Vatke | N | |
| articulatus (I.M.Johnst.) A.J.Paton | N | Description, Image |
| autranii Briq. | S | Description, Image |
| bojeri Benth. | Description, Image | |
| buchananii (Baker) Brenan | ||
| coeruleus Gürke | N | |
| crassus (N.E.Br.) Culham [End] | S | |
| daviesii E.A. Bruce [NrEnd] | N | Description, Image |
| esculentus (N.E.Br.) G.Taylor | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| gracilipedicellatum (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton | N,C | Description, Image |
| guerkei (Briq.) A.J.Paton | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| hadiensis (Forssk.) A.J.Paton | Description, Image | |
| kapatensis R.E. Fr. | Description, Image | |
| lasianthus Gürke | S | Description, Image |
| megacalyx (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton | N | |
| modestus (Baker) Robyns & Lebrun | ||
| nyikensis Baker [NrEnd] | N | Description |
| rhodesianum (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| sanguineus (Britten) A.J.Paton | Description, Image | |
| schizophyllus (Baker) A.J.Paton | N | |
| shirensis Gürke | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| sigmoideus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton | N | Description, Image |
| sylvestris (Gürke) A.J.Paton & Phillipson | ||
| tenuicaulis Hook. f. | N,C | |
| thyrsoideus Baker | Description, Image | |
| zombensis (Baker) Mwany. [End] | S |
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Flora of Mozambique: Coleus
Flora of Rwanda: Coleus
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
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