Lamiaceae
Coleus

Coleus esculentus (N.E.Br.) G.Taylor

First published in J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 158 (1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Chad

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2022). Flore du Gabon 58: 1-150. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Plectranthus esculentus.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Plectranthus esculentus.]
  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430. [Cited as Plectranthus esculentus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2022). Flore du Gabon 58: 1-150. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2007 Abeid, Y.; et al. [2183] Tanzania Plectranthus esculentus K000248155 No
Jan 1, 1894 Wood, J.M. [3633] South Africa Plectranthus esculentus K000975994 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1894 Wood, J.M. [3633] South Africa Plectranthus esculentus K000975993 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1894 Wood, J.M. [3633] South Africa Plectranthus esculentus K000975995 Type Yes
Carson, A. [36] Plectranthus esculentus K000430746 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2641] Angola Plectranthus esculentus K001008924 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Angola Plectranthus esculentus K000430740 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9624] Zambia Plectranthus esculentus K001765021 Yes
Wood, J.M. [s.n.] South Africa Plectranthus esculentus K000430830 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baines, T. [s.n.] Zimbabwe Plectranthus esculentus K000430739 Type Yes
Plectranthus esculentus K000430742 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson [s.n.] Plectranthus esculentus K000430744 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [8872] Angola Plectranthus esculentus K001008923 Yes
Kirk [s.n.] Malawi Plectranthus esculentus K000430741 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meller, C.J. [2] Malawi Plectranthus esculentus K000430743 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1033] Angola Plectranthus esculentus K001008925 Yes
Wood, J.M. [646] South Africa Plectranthus esculentus K000430828 Type Yes
Scott, L. [s.n.] Malawi Plectranthus esculentus K000430745 Type Yes
Sri Lanka Plectranthus esculentus K:SPC-66119.000 No
Groom, W. [3843] South Africa Plectranthus esculentus K000430829 Type Yes
Chevalier, A. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Plectranthus esculentus K000431865 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hepper, N.K. [1945] Cameroon Plectranthus esculentus K:SPC-01238.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
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