Coleus rotundifolius

Coleus rotundifolius

Coleus rotundifolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Plectranthinae
Genus: Coleus
Species: Coleus rotundifolius

Name

Coleus rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot, 1905

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Germanea rotundifolia Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 763 (1812).
• Homotypic
  • Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 2: 690 (1825).
  • Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir.) J.K.Morton, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 272 (1962).
• Heterotypic
  • Nepeta madagascariensis Lam., Encycl. 1: 712 (1785).
  • Plectranthus ternatus Sims, Bot. Mag. 51: t. 2460 (1824).
  • Plectranthus tuberosus Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 838 (1826).
  • Coleus rugosus Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 15 (1830).
  • Coleus tuberosus (Blume) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 59 (1832).
  • Coleus parviflorus Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 72 (1848).
  • Majana tuberosa (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891).
  • Coleus dysentericus Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 10 (1894).
  • Coleus salagensis Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 220 (1894).
  • Plectranthus coppinii Heckel, Rev. Cult. Colon. 8: 164 (1900).
  • Coleus rehmannii Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 1075 (1903).
  • Coleus ternatus (Sims) A.Chev., Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 1: 109 (1905).
  • Coleus pallidiflorus A.Chev., J. Bot. (Morot) 22: 124 (1909).
  • Coleus rotundifolius var. nigra A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 520 (1920).
  • Calchas parviflorus (Benth.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 6: 51 (1999).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Sri Lanka Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Benin, Burkina, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chevalier, A.J.B. & Perrot, E.C, 1905. Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 1: 101

Additional references

• 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. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.129.34988 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coleus rotundifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Coleus rotundifolius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Coleus rotundifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coleus rotundifolius. Published online. Accessed: May 24 2022.

Vernacular names

Hausa: Tumuƙu
Bahasa Indonesia: Kentang hitam
Jawa: Kenthang kleci
Madhurâ: Obi sola
മലയാളം: കൂർക്ക
Bahasa Melayu: Kembili
தமிழ்: சிறுகிழங்கு
ไทย: มันขี้หนู

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