Coleus caninus

Taxonavigation

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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 caninus
Subspecies: C. c. subsp. caninus – C. c. subsp. flavovirens

Name

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Coleus caninus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Vatke, 1872

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Plectranthus caninus B.Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 279 (1821).
  • Homotypic
    • Majana canina (B.Heyne ex Roth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • India
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Myanmar
    • Introduced into:
      • Malaya, New Guinea

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • 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.
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Vernacular names

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English: scaredy cat plant
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