Coleus barbatus

Coleus barbatus

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 barbatus
Varietates: C. b. var. barbatus – C. b. var. grandis

Name

Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit. 483. (1830)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Plectranthus barbatus Andrews, Bot. Repos. 10: t. 594. (1810)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central Regional: Indian subcontinent East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: China Thailand Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre Introduced into: Botswana, Cape Provinces, Malawi, St.Helena, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. in J.C.Loudon, 1830. Loudon's Hortus Britannicus 483.

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Coleus barbatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Coleus barbatus. Published online. Accessed: May 30 2020.
• Paton, A., Mwanyambo, M. & Culham, A. 2018. Phylogenetic study of Plectranthus, Coleus and allies (Lamiaceae): taxonomy, distribution and medicinal use. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 188(4): 355-376. DOI: doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boy064 PDF Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Coleus barbatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Indian Coleus

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