Coleus amboinicus Lour.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Burundi, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Yemen
Introduced into:
Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Cambodia, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Maluku, Marquesas, Mexico Northeast, Nicaragua, Niue, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Majana amboinica (Lour.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)
- Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., 2: 690 (1825)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Coleus amboinicus var. violaceus Gürke in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 210 (1894)
- Coleus aromaticus Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 16 (1830)
- Coleus carnosus Hassk. in Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 25 (1842)
- Coleus crassifolius Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 15 (1830)
- Coleus subfrutectosus Summerh. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 392 (1928)
- Coleus suborbicularis Zoll. & Moritzi in A.Moritzi, Syst. Verz. Java: 4 (1846)
- Coleus suganda Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 483 (1837)
- Coleus vaalae (Forssk.) Deflers in Rev. Egypt: 423 (1894)
- Majana carnosa (Hassk.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)
- Majana suganda (Blanco) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)
- Ocimum vaalae Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 111 (1775), nom. rej.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Paton, A.J., Mwanyambo, M. Govaerts, R.H.A., Smitha, K., Suddee, S., Phillipson, P.B., Wilson, T.C., Forster, P.I. & Culham, A. (2019). Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): A tale of more than two genera. PhytoKeys 129: 1-158.
- Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
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 amboinicus.]
- 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 amboinicus.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
- Bramley, G.L.C. (2019). Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
- Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
- Kuo, M.L. (ed.) (2012). Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2, Suppl.: 1-414. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition, National Taiwan University.
- Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
- Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
- 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.
- Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
- Smith, A.C. (1991). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 5: 1-626. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
- Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.
- Yuncker, T.G. (1959). Plants of Tonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 220: 1-283.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
- FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
- GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
- GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
- Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
- PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
- Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1964 | s.coll. [s.n.], Indonesia | K000888274 | No | ||
Powell, D.A. [XI1366], Australia | K000888273 | No | |||
Horsfield, T. [s.n.], Indonesia | K000888272 | No | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2730] | Coleus aromaticus | K001116969 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2730] | Coleus aromaticus | K001116968 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2730], India | Coleus aromaticus | K001116967 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2731] | Coleus crassifolius | K001116970 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Jun 1, 2013 | Mwangoka [5658], Tanzania | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000938034 | No | |
Jun 1, 2013 | Robertson [7574], Kenya | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000938036 | No | |
Dec 1, 2012 | Hemp [5652], Tanzania | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000735697 | No | |
Jan 1, 2011 | Hopkins H. [370], Seychelles | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000249969 | No | |
Jan 1, 2010 | Boom [9830], Puerto Rico | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000735112 | No | |
Jan 1, 2010 | Boom [9930], Puerto Rico | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000735113 | No | |
Feb 13, 2008 | Hiep, N.T. et al. [3849], Vietnam | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000479730 | No | |
Sep 1, 2007 | Laizer, G.et al. [1532], Tanzania | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000248156 | No | |
Jan 1, 2001 | Merrill, E. D. [129], Philippines | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000897772 | neotype | Yes |
Tweedie, E.M. [4254], Kenya | Plectranthus amboinicus | 34137.000 | No | ||
Welwitsch [5556], Angola | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000431989 | Yes | ||
de Menezes, A. [407], Angola | Plectranthus amboinicus | K001008897 | Yes | ||
Volkens, G. [321], Tanzania | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000431981 | Yes | ||
Merrill, E.D. [s.n.], Philippines | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000897770 | No | ||
Ramos, M. [36950], Philippines | Plectranthus amboinicus | K000897771 | No | ||
Gossweiler, J. [4479], Angola | Plectranthus amboinicus | K001008896 | Yes |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Bulletin
- Kew Bulletin
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- ColPlantA database
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
- ColPlantA database
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0