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, 2^nd 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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