518.0000 Family Lamiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 355 (1820), nom. cons., nom. alt.

Latest phylogeny: Zhao et al. 2021

Species listed in database: 7822; hybrids: 382

518.2298 Genus Coleus Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 372 (1790)

Distribution: Old World tropics and subtropics. The circumscription changed significantly - see for example Paton et al. 2019

Species listed in database: 320

species :

Coleus abyssinicus (Fresen.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 12 (2019)

Distribution: Ethiopia

24 ETH

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys abyssinica Fresen.; Flora 2: 608 (1838)

species :

Coleus acariformis (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 12 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus acariformis P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 9(2): 279 (2014)

species :

Coleus achankoviliensis Smitha & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 12 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: India (Kerala)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus petraeus J.Mathew & Yohannan; Taiwania 62(2): 144 (2017), non Coleus petraeus (Backer ex Adelb.) A. J. Paton

species :

Coleus actites (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 12 (2019)

Distribution: New Guinea; Australia (Queensland)

42 NWG 50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus actites P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 163 (1994)

species :

Coleus adenanthus (Dalzell & A.Gibson) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 13 (2019)

Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus adenanthus Dalzell & A.Gibson; Bombay Fl. [Dalzell & Gibson] 206 (1861)

= Anisochilus verticillatus Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 629 (1885)

species :

Coleus adenophorus (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 13 (2019)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Englerastrum adenophorum (Gürke) T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 75 (1924)

= Plectranthus adenophorus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 398 (1901)

species :

Coleus aegyptiacus (Forssk.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 13 (2019)

Distribution: Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Yemen (Tihama, W-Yemen)

24 ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 35 YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus camporum Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 214 (1894)

= Coleus ghindanus Schweinf. ex Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 435 (1900)

= Coleus rupestris Hochst. ex Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 409 (1900), nom. inval.

= Coleus tenuiflorus Vatke; Linnaea 43: 92 (1881)

= Coleus zatarhendi Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 50 (1832), nom. superfl.

= Germanea crassifolia Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 764 (1812), nom. superfl.

= Majana zatarhendi (Forssk.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891), nom. inval.

= Ocimum aegyptiacum Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. cxv, 109 (1775)

= Ocimum zatarhendi Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 109 (1775), nom. inval.

= Plectranthus aegyptiacus (Forssk.) C.Chr.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 4(3): 21 (1922)

= Plectranthus crassifolius Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 1: 44 (1790), nom. illeg.

= Plectranthus tenuiflorus (Vatke) Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl. 636 (1974)

= Plectranthus zatarhendi (Benth.) E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 590 (1935), nom. illeg.

species :

Coleus affinis (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 13 (2019)

Distribution: Rwanda; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; India [c]; Java [c]

23 RWA 25 KEN TAN UGA 40 ind 42 jaw

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys affinis Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 345 (1895)

= Pycnostachys dawei N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 41: 18 (1907)

= Pycnostachys speciosa Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 345 (1895), non Coleus speciosus Baker f.

species :

Coleus albicalyx (Suddee) Suddee; PhytoKeys 129: 14 (2019)

Distribution: Thailand

41 THA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus albicalyx Suddee; Kew Bull. 59(3): 401 (2004)

species :

Coleus aliciae (Codd) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 14 (2019)

Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)

27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus aliciae (Codd) van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards; Bothalia 27(1): 5 (1997)

= Plectranthus madagascariensis var. aliciae Codd; Bothalia 11: 404 (1975)

species :

Coleus alloplectus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 15 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus alloplectus S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 29 (1971)

species :

Coleus alpinus Vatke; Linnaea 37: 322 (1872)

Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi

22 NGA 23 BIO CMN CON RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus assurgens Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 428 (1900)

= Coleus gracilentus S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 273 (1908)

= Coleus lebrunii Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 73 (1943)

= Coleus microtrichus Chiov.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 36: 368 (1929)

= Coleus schoensis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 170 (1906), et in Engl. Jahrb. 41: 321

= Coleus wittei Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 74 (1943)

= Plectranthus alpinus (Vatke) Ryding; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 121(2): 147 (1999)

= Plectranthus assurgens (Baker) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 267 (1962)

species :

Coleus altanmouiensis (T.C.Wilson, P.I.Forst. & M.A.M.Renner) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 15 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus altanmouiensis T.C.Wilson, P.I.Forst. & M.A.M.Renner; Telopea 21: 84 (2018)

species :

Coleus amboinicus Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 2: 372 (1790)

Name: Oregano brujo, Oregano de Espana; Southern marjoram, Spanish marjoram, Soup Mint, French Thyme, Spanish Thyme, Country Borage, Indian Mint

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Yemen (W-Yemen: Tihama); India; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Cambodia [I]; Vietnam [I]; Philippines [I]; Java [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I] (Bali [I]); Moluccas [I]; New Guinea [I]; Rotuma Isl. [I]; Vanuatu [I]; Tonga [I] (Tongatapu [I], Nomuka [I], Lifuka [I]); Niue [I]; Fiji [I]; Marquesas Isl. [I] (Ua Pou [I]); Belize [I]; Honduras [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Cuba [I]; Jamaica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (Guana [I], St. Croix [I], St. Thomas [I], Tortola [I], Virgin Gorda [I]); St. Martin/St. Maarten [I]; St. Barthélémy [I]; Saba [I]; Nevis [I]; St. Kitts [I]; Antigua [I]; Barbuda [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Lucia [I]; Grenadines [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia [I]; Venezuela [I]; Bolivia [c]

23 BUR ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MOZ 27 SAF 29 mau reu rod 35 YEM 40 BAN IND SRL 41 cbd MYA vie 42 jaw lsi mol nwg phi 60 fij nue rot ton van 61 mrq 80 blz cos hon 81 aba cub gdl his jam mar pue sab sba stk stl stm stv trt vir 82 clm ven 83 bol

Remarks: there is considerable confusion about the native area of this widely cultivated and escaped species. Meerts & Paton (2024) state Africa, Arabia and India as native areas.

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus amboinicus var. violaceus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 210 (1894)

= Coleus aromaticus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 16 (1830)

= Coleus carnosus Hassk.; Flora 25(2, 1. Beibl.): 25 (1842)

= Coleus crassifolius Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 15 (1830)

= Coleus subfrutectosus Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 392 (1928)

= Coleus suborbicularis Zoll. & Moritzi; Syst. Verz. Arch. Ind. [Moritzi et al.] 4 (1846)

= Coleus suganda Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 483 (1837)

= Coleus vaalae (Forssk.) Deflers; Revue Égypte 423 (1894)

= Majana amboinica (Lour.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana carnosa (Hassk.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana suganda (Blanco) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Ocimum vaalae Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 111 (1775), nom. rej.

= Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 690 (1825)

= Solenostemon amboinicus (Lour.) Codd

species :

Coleus amicorum (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 16 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus amicorum S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 26 (1971)

species :

Coleus amiculatus (T.C.Wilson, P.I.Forst. & M.A.M.Renner) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 18 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus amiculatus T.C.Wilson, P.I.Forst. & M.A.M.Renner; Telopea 21: 81 (2018)

species :

Coleus amoenus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 18 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus amoenus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(4): 656 (1997)

species :

Coleus anamudianus (Smitha & Sunojk.) Smitha; PhytoKeys 129: 18 (2019)

Distribution: India (Kerala)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus anamudianus Smitha & Sunojk.; Phytotaxa 284(1): 52 (2016)

species :

Coleus angolensis (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 18 (2019)

Distribution: Angola

26 ANG

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys angolensis G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 164 (1931)

species :

Coleus angulatus (Hedge) A.J.Paton & Phillipson; PhytoKeys 129: 19 (2019)

Distribution: Madagascar

29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus angulatus Hedge; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 175: 211 (1998)

species :

Coleus anthonyi Jebin Joseph & J.Mathew; Species (Nagercoil) 21(68): 338, figs. 1-2 (2020)

Distribution: India (Kerala)

40 IND

species :

Coleus apoensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2694 (1915)

Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)

42 PHI

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus apoensis (Elmer) H.Keng; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 147 (1969)

species :

Coleus apreptus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 19 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus apreptus S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 47 (1971)

species :

Coleus apricus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 19 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus apricus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 165 (1994)

species :

Coleus arabicus Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 79 (1848)

Distribution: Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (W-Yemen)

35 SAU YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Majana arabica (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Plectranthus asirensis J.R.I.Wood; Kew Bull. 37: 601 (1983)

= Teucrium mazziarii Heldr. ex Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. 567 (1881), nom. inval.

species :

Coleus arenicola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 20 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus arenicola P.I.Forst.; Muelleria 7(3): 375 (1991), as ´arenicolus´

species :

Coleus argentatus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 20 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus argentatus S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 27 (1971)

species :

Coleus argenteus (Gamble) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 20 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus argenteus Gamble; Fl. Madras 1127 (1924), et in Kew Bull. 265 (1924)

species :

Coleus argentifolius (Ryding) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 20 (2019)

Distribution: Somalia; Yemen (N-Yemen)

24 SOM 35 YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus argentifolius Ryding; Kew Bull. 54(1): 122 (1999)

species :

Coleus articulatus (I.M.Johnst.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 21 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Holostylon katangense (De Wild.) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 105 (1929), nom. illeg.

= Ocimum hockii (De Wild.) Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 368 (1928), non Coleus hockii De Wild

= Plectranthus hockii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 542 (1913)

= Plectranthus katangensis De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 2: 135 (1913), nom. illeg.

= Symphostemon articulatus I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Gray Herb. 73: 38 (1924)

species :

Coleus ater A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 21 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus wightii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 628 (1885), non Coleus wightii Benth.

species :

Coleus auriglandulosus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 21 (2019)

Distribution: SE-Kenya

25 KEN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus auriglandulosus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 307 (2009)

species :

Coleus australis (R.Br.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 21 (2019)

Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa, Wetar, Flores, Timor); New Guinea; Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria); New Caledonia; Tonga (´Eua); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Austral Isl. (Raivavae); Hawaii (Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Isl.); Mexico [I]

42 LSI NWG 50 AUS 60 NWC TON 61 AUI COO 63 HAW 79 mex

Synonyms: hidden

= Germanea australis (R.Br.) Britten; Ill. Austral. Pl. Cook´s Voy. 3: 75 (1905)

= Germanea parviflora Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 764 (1811)

= Majana parviflora (Poir.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Moschosma australe (R.Br.) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 708 (1835)

= Moschosma brownii Heynh.; Alph. Aufz. Gew. 421 (1847)

= Plectranthus australis f. densiflora Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 564 (1928)

= Plectranthus australis R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 506 (1810)

= Plectranthus australis var. vulgaris Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 564 (1928), nom. inval.

= Plectranthus paniculatus Jacq.; Fragm. Bot. 62 (1806), non Coleus paniculatus Benth

= Plectranthus parviflorus Spreng.; Adumbr. Pl. Hort. Hal. [Henckel] 17 (1806), nom. illeg.

= Plectranthus parviflorus var. australis (R.Br.) Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 357 (1895)

= Plectranthus parviflorus var. elatior Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 67 (1848)

= Plectranthus parviflorus var. major F.M.Bailey; Queensland Agric. J. 28: 199 (1912), nomen

= Plectranthus parviflorus var. minor F.M.Bailey; Queensland Agric. J. 28: 199 (1912), nomen

= Plectranthus parviflorus Willd.; Hort. Berol. [Willdenow], t. 65 (1806), non Coleus parviflorus Benth

= Plectranthus sieberi Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 710 (1833)

species :

Coleus autranii Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 129 (1894)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Mozambique

23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas autranii (Briq.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

= Calchas latidens (S.Moore) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6(2): 51 (1999)

= Coleus ascendens Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77: 32 (1973)

= Coleus darfurensis R.D.Good; J. Bot. 62: 138 (1924)

= Coleus latidens S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 273 (1908)

= Coleus odoratus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 167 (1906)

= Coleus ostinii Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 125 (1911)

= Coleus silvaticus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 219 (1894)

= Coleus uliginosus T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 29 (1930)

= Plectranthus autranii (Briq.) A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 326 (2009), isonym

= Plectranthus autranii (Briq.) Erhardt, Götz & Seybold; Grosse Zander 2: 1825 (2008)

= Plectranthus tysonii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 77 (1898)

= Solenostemon autranii (Briq.) J.K.Morton; Novon 8(3): 266 (1998)

= Solenostemon darfurensis (R.D.Good) B.Mathew; Kew Bull. 25(2): 258 (1971)

= Solenostemon silvaticus (Gürke) Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl. 640 (1974)

species :

Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don; Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 483 (1830)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; South Africa [I]; Eswatini [Swaziland] [I]; St. Helena [I]; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen, W-Yemen); China (Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (almost throughout); Sri Lanka; Thailand; Bolivia [c]

23 RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 27 saf swz 28 sth 35 SAU YEM 36 CHI 40 BHU IND NEP SRL 41 THA 83 bol

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus adolfi-friderici Perkins; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 550 (1913)

= Coleus coerulescens Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 169 (1906)

= Coleus forskalaei var. adoensis Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 235 (1898)

= Coleus huberi Regel; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 7: 543 (1881)

= Coleus penzigii Dammann ex Baker; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 14: 616 (1893)

= Coleus speciosus Baker f. [J.Bot.37: 64 (1899)]

= Coleus vestitus Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 224 (1895)

= Ocimum asperum B.Heyne ex Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp. 268 (1821)

= Orthosiphon asper (B.Heyne ex Roth) Benth. ex Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2: 413 (1830)

= Plectranthus asper (B.Heyne ex Roth) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 690 (1825)

= Plectranthus barbatus Andrews; Bot. Repos., t. 594 (1810)

= Plectranthus coerulescens (Gürke) R.H.Willemse; Kew Bull. 40(1): 95 (1985)

= Plectranthus comosus Sims; Bot. Mag. 49: t. 2318 (1822)

= Plectranthus pseudobarbatus J.K.Morton; Novon 8(3): 265 (1998), nom. nov. superfl.

variant :

var. grandis (L.H.Cramer) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 24 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zimbabwe [I]; India [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; New Zealand [I]

23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 zim 40 ind srl 51 nzl

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus grandis L.H.Cramer; Kew Bull. 32(3): 556 (1978)

= Coleus kilimandschari Gürke ex Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 359 (1892), et 37 (1894)

= Plectranthus barbatus var. grandis (L.H.Cramer) Lukhoba & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 58(4): 915 (2003 publ. 2004)

= Plectranthus grandis (L.H.Cramer) R.H.Willemse; Blumea 25: 509 (1979)

= Plectranthus kilimandschari (Gürke) H.I.Maass; Verz. Landwirtsch. Gärtn. Kulturpfl., ed. 2, 3: 1136 (1986)

species :

Coleus bariensis (Ryding) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 25 (2019)

Distribution: N-Somalia

24 SOM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus bariensis Ryding; Kew Bull. 54(1): 123 (1999)

species :

Coleus batesii (Baker) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 25 (2019)

Distribution: Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; SW-Uganda

23 CMN ZAI 24 SSU 25 UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys batesii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 386 (1900)

species :

Coleus batianoffii (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 25 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus batianoffii P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 7(4): 707 (2008)

species :

Coleus bellus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 25 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus bellus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 8(3): 388 (2011)

species :

Coleus betonicifolius (Baker) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 26 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Malawi; Angola; Zambia

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Elsholtzia carsonii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 450 (1900)

= Plectranthus betonicifolius Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 72 (1895)

variant :

var. kasomenensis (De Wild.) Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 90 (2024)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia

23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus kasomenensis De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 514 (1913)

= Coleus baumii Gürke; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 357 (1903)

= Coleus hockii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 514 (1913)

species :

Coleus bifidus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 26 (2019)

Distribution: Zambia

26 ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus bifidus A.J.Paton; Fl. Zambes. 8(8): 235 (2013)

species :

Coleus bipartitus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 26 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus bipartitus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 9(2): 208 (2014)

species :

Coleus bishopianus (Gamble) Smitha & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 26 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus bishopianus Gamble; Fl. Madras 1122 (1924), et in Kew Bull. 265 (1924)

species :

Coleus blakei (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 27 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus blakei P.I.Forst.; Muelleria 7(4): 417 (1992)

species :

Coleus bojeri Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 52 (1832)

Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Yemen (W-Yemen)

22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON GAB RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ 29 MDG 35 YEM

Remarks: bojeri agg.; a polymorphic taxon possibly in the need of further splitting fide Meerts & Paton 2024, who separate C. chevalieri, C. collinus, C. heterotrichus and C. homblei

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas bernieri (Briq.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

= Calchas bojeri (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

= Calchas briquetii (Baker) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

= Calchas collinus (Lebrun & L.Touss.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5: 160 (1997)

= Calchas copiosiflorus (Briq.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

= Calchas dewevrei (Briq.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6(2): 51 (1999)

= Calchas platystomoides (Robyns & Lebrun) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6(2): 51 (1999)

= Coleus bernieri Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 128 (1894)

= Coleus briquetii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 441 (1900), nom. superfl.

= Coleus copiosiflorus Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 288 (1914 publ. 1917)

= Coleus dewevrei Briq.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 71 (1898)

= Coleus gracilifolius Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 127 (1894)

= Coleus latifolius Hochst. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 74 (1848)

= Coleus latifolius Hochst. ex Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): (1891) 361 nomen

= Coleus latifolius var. elatior Vatke; Linnaea 37: 322 (1872)

= Coleus latifolius var. madiensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 437 (1900)

= Coleus micranthus Maxim.; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(1): 108 (1875)

= Coleus petersianus Vatke; Linnaea 40: 180 (1876) (tentative synonym)

= Coleus phymatodes Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 289 (1914 publ. 1917)

= Coleus platostomoides Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 362 (1928)

= Coleus schweinfurthii Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 181 (1894), nom. illeg., non C. schweinfurthii Vatke.

= Majana latifolia (Hochst. ex Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Mitsa maculata Chapel. ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 52 (1832)

= Plectranthus bojeri (Benth.) Hedge; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 175: 218 (1998)

= Plectranthus bongensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 410 (1900)

= Plectranthus cymosus Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 434 (1886)

= Plectranthus maculatus Bojer ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 52 (1832), nom. inval.

= Solenostemon bernieri (Briq.) Guillaumet & A.Cornet; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15(4): 525 (1976)

= Solenostemon bojeri (Benth.) Guillaumet & A.Cornet; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15(4): 525 (1976)

= Solenostemon cymosus (Baker) Guillaumet & A.Cornet; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15(4): 524 (1976), nom. illeg.

= Solenostemon gracilifolius (Briq.) Guillaumet & A.Cornet; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15(4): 525 (1976)

= Solenostemon latifolius (Hochst. ex Benth.) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 271 (1962)

= Solenostemon platystomoides (Robyns & Lebrun) Troupin; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 55: 299 (1985)

species :

Coleus bolavenensis Suddee, Tagane & Rueangr.; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 48(1): 83 (2020)

Distribution: Laos

41 LAO

species :

Coleus botryosus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 29 (2019)

Distribution: S-Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus botryosus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 335 (2009)

species :

Coleus bourneae (Gamble) Smitha & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 29 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus bourneae Gamble; Fl. Madras 1122 (1924), et in Kew Bull. 264 (1924)

species :

Coleus bracteatus Dunn; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 158 (1913)

Distribution: China (Yunnan); Thailand; Vietnam

36 CHI 41 THA VIE

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus bracteatus (Dunn) Suddee; Kew Bull. 59(3): 399 (2004)

= Plectranthus saphinensis Phuong; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 67(8): 1131 (1982)

species :

Coleus brazzavillensis A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 1: 124 (1905)

Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 CON ZAI

species :

Coleus buchananii (Baker) Brenan; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 43 (1954)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe

23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus kisanfuensis De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 174 & Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41(2): 48 (1921)

= Coleus scaposus C.H.Wright; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 167 (1906)

= Plectranthus buchananii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 402 (1900)

species :

Coleus burorum Chiov.; Fl. Somala 278 (1929)

Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Yemen

24 ETH SOM 35 YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus cicatricosus Hutch. & E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1941: 180 (1941)

= Plectranthus burorum (Chiov.) J.K.Morton; Novon 8(3): 265 (1998)

= Plectranthus cicatricosus (Hutch. & E.A.Bruce) J.R.I.Wood; Handb. Yemen Fl. 249 (1997)

species :

Coleus caillei A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 518 (1920), nomen, ex Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 291, in clavi, 292 (1931)

Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Nigeria

22 GUI NGA SIE

Synonyms: hidden

= Leocus caillei (A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 270 (1962)

= Plectranthus caillei (A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel) B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 64(2): 260 (2009)

species :

Coleus calaminthoides (Baker) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 30 (2019)

Distribution: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 CMN EQG GAB ZAI

Synonyms: hidden

= Solenostemon calaminthoides Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 421 (1900)

species :

Coleus calcicola Murata; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 24: 105 (1970)

Distribution: N-Thailand

41 THA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus chiangdaoensis Suddee; Kew Bull. 59(3): 404 (2004), non Plectranthus calcicola Hand.-Mazz

species :

Coleus caldericola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 31 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (New South Wales)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus caldericola P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 8(3): 392 (2011)

species :

Coleus calycinus (Benth.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 31 (2019)

Distribution: S-Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]

26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ

Synonyms: hidden

= Germanea pachystachya Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1003 (1903), pro syn.

= Isodon calycinus (Benth.) H.W.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 69(4) 293 (1988)

= Plectranthus calycinus Benth.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 230 (1838)

= Plectranthus calycinus var. pachystachyus (Briq.) T.Cooke; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(1): 271 (1910)

= Plectranthus pachystachyus Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1003 (1903)

= Plectranthus pyramidatus Gürke; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 552 (1898)

= Rabdosia calycina (Benth.) Codd; Bothalia 11 (1-2): 117 (1973)

= Rabdosiella calycina (Benth.) Codd; Bothalia 15(1-2): 10 (1984)

species :

Coleus cambodianus (Murata) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 31 (2019)

Distribution: SE-Thailand; Cambodia

41 CBD THA

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus cambodianus Murata; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 28(1-3): 26 (1977)

species :

Coleus caninus (Roth) Vatke; Linnaea 37: 318 (1872)

subspecies :

subsp. caninus

Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana); Myanmar

24 ERI ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 40 IND 41 MYA

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus heynei Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 50 (1832), nom. superfl.

= Coleus pachyphyllus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 168 (1906)

= Coleus spicatus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 15 (1830)

= Coleus spicatus var. rondinella Spreng.; Gartenflora 45: 358 (1896)

= Majana canina (Roth) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana spicata (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis.Gen.Pl.2: 524 (1891)

= Ocimum monadelphum R.Br. ex Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp. 267 (1821)

= Plectranthus caninus Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp. 279 (1821)

= Plectranthus monadelphus Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 3: 22 (1832)

subspecies :

subsp. flavovirens (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 32 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov.)

23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG ZAM ZIM 27 NAM SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus flavovirens Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 347 (1895)

= Coleus omahekensis Dinter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 53: 123 (1928)

= Plectranthus caninus subsp. flavovirens (Gürke) A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 345 (2009)

species :

Coleus carnosifolius (Hemsl.) Dunn; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 158 (1913)

Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan)

36 CHI

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus carnosifolius Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 270 (1890)

species :

Coleus cataractarum (B.J.Pollard) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 33 (2019)

Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea

23 BIO CMN EQG

Conservation Status: IUCN EN (Cameroon)

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus cataractarum B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 56(4): 976 (2001)

species :

Coleus caudatus (S.Moore) E.Downes & I.Darbysh.; Blumea 62(3): 172 (2017)

Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique

26 MOZ ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus caudatus S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 176 (1911)

species :

Coleus celsus A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 34 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: Angola; D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI 26 ANG

Synonyms: hidden

= Holostylon robustum (Hiern) G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 161 (1931)

= Plectranthus robustus (Hiern) A.J.Paton; Fl. Zambes. 8(8): 234 (2013)

= Solenostemon robustus Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 864 (1900), non Coleus robustus (Hook.f.) A. J. Paton.

species :

Coleus centraliafricanus A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 34 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: Central African Republic; ?South Sudan (Chari)

23 CAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys chevalieri Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 193 (1911 publ. 1912), non Coleus chevalieri Briq.

species :

Coleus chevalieri Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 287 (1917)

Distribution: Cameroon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 CAF CMN ZAI

Remarks: bojeri agg.

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus delpierrei De Wild.; Bol. Soc. Iber. Ci. Nat. 19: 119 (1920)

species :

Coleus ciliatus (Bramley) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 34 (2019)

Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique

25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys ciliata Bramley; Kew Bull. 60(4): 587 (2006)

species :

Coleus circinnatus (Hedge) A.J.Paton & Phillipson; PhytoKeys 129: 35 (2019)

Distribution: Madagascar

29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus circinnatus Hedge; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 175: 228 (1998)

species :

Coleus coeruleus Gürke ex Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 37 (1894), et in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 217 (1894)

Distribution: Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; N-Malawi; Yemen (W-Yemen)

25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW 35 YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas caeruleus (Gürke) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

= Plectranthus coeruleus (Gürke) Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl. 638 (1974)

species :

Coleus collinus Lebrun & L.Touss.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 81 (1943)

Distribution: Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Zambia

23 BUR CMN RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM

Remarks: separation from C. bojeri see Meerts & Paton 2024

Synonyms: hidden

= Solenostemon collinus (Lebrun & L.Touss.) Troupin; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 55: 299 (1985)

species :

Coleus comosus Hochst. ex Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 212 (1894)

Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; South Africa [I]

24 ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 27 saf

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus ornatus Codd; Bothalia 11(4): 393 (1975), nom. nov., non Plectranthus comosus Sims

species :

Coleus confertiflorus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 35 (2019)

Distribution: N-Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus confertiflorus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 303 (2009)

species :

Coleus congestus (R.Br.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 36 (2019)

Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor); New Guinea (incl. Louisiade Arch.); Australia (Western Australia, Queensland)

42 LSI NWG 50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus congestus R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 506 (1810)

species :

Coleus conglomeratus (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 105 (1929)

Distribution: Sierra Leone; Togo; Benin; NW-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

22 BEN SIE TOG 23 ZAI

Synonyms: hidden

= Englerastrum conglomeratum T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 72 (1924)

= Plectranthus conglomeratus (T.C.E.Fr.) Hutch. & Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 481 (1926)

= Plectranthus harrisii J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 267 (1962)

species :

Coleus crassus (N.E.Br.) Culham; PhytoKeys 129: 36 (2019)

Distribution: Malawi (Mt. Mulanje)

26 MLW

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus crassus N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 35: 21 (1904)

species :

Coleus cremnus (B.J.Conn) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 36 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (New South Wales)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus cremnus B.J.Conn; Telopea 4(4): 643 (1992)

species :

Coleus cucullatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 37 (2019)

Distribution: Mozambique

26 MOZ

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus cucullatus A.J.Paton; Fl. Zambes. 8(8): 261 (2013)

species :

Coleus cuneatus Baker f.; J. Bot. 37: 64 (1899)

Distribution: S-Djibouti; Somalia

24 DJI SOM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus cuneatus (Baker f.) Ryding; Kew Bull. 54(1): 124 (1999)

species :

Coleus cyanophyllus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 37 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus cyanophyllus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 166 (1994)

species :

Coleus cylindraceus (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 37 (2019)

Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (W-Yemen); India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)

23 BUR CON RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH SOC SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 35 OMA SAU YEM 40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Burnatastrum cylindraceum (Hochst. ex Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4: 175 (2001)

= Coleus subbaraoi Kumari & Malathi; Fl. Visakhapatnam Distr. (Andhra Pradesh) 2: 68 (2008)

= Geniosporum fissum S.Moore; J. Bot. 39: 263 (1901)

= Geniosporum lasiostachyum Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 164 (1894)

= Germanea cylindracea (Hochst. ex Benth.) Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 861 (1900)

= Plectranthus cylindraceus Hochst. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 60 (1848)

= Plectranthus densiflorus T.Cooke; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 378 (1909)

= Plectranthus fischeri Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 200 (1894)

= Plectranthus glomeratus R.A.Dyer; Fl. Pl. South Africa 24: sub t. 946 (1944), nom. illeg.

= Plectranthus marrubioides Hochst. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 60 (1848)

= Plectranthus montanus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 17 (1830), non Coleus montanus Hochst. ex Ces.

= Plectranthus moschosmoides Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 414 (1900)

= Plectranthus spiciformis R.A.Dyer; Fl. Pl. South Africa 24: t. 946 (1944)

= Plectranthus villosus T.Cooke; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 378 (1909)

species :

Coleus daviesii E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 477 (1933)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania; N-Malawi

25 TAN 26 MLW

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus daviesii (E.A.Bruce) B.Mathew; Kew Bull. 31(1): 174 (1976)

species :

Coleus decimus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 38 (2019)

Distribution: W-Tanzania; Angola; Zambia

25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus decimus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 324 (2009)

species :

Coleus decurrens Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 215 (1894)

Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Angola; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda

22 NGA 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 25 UGA 26 ANG

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus elatus Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 427 (1900)

= Coleus toroensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 45: 95 (1907)

= Coleus variifolius De Wild.; Bol. Soc. Iber. Ci. Nat. 19: 124 (1920)

= Plectranthus decurrens (Gürke) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 267 (1962)

species :

Coleus deflexifolius (Baker) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 39 (2019)

Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania

23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys deflexifolia Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 381 (1900)

= Pycnostachys intermedia E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 583 (1940) (1939), pro syn.

species :

Coleus defoliatus (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 39 (2019)

Distribution: Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi

23 BUR CAF ZAI 24 ERI ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus floribundus Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 438 (1900)

= Isodictyophorus defoliatus (Benth.) Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl. 640 (1974)

= Plectranthus defoliatus Hochst. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 60 (1848)

species :

Coleus descampsii (Briq.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 40 (2019)

Distribution: Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; W-Tanzania

23 CMN ZAI 25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys descampsii Briq.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 63 (1899)

= Pycnostachys linifolia Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 397 (1901)

= Pycnostachys lavanduloides Perkins; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 68 (1921)

= Pycnostachys pallidecaerulea Perkins; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 67 (1921)

species :

Coleus dewildemanianus (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 40 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe

23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys dewildemaniana Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 352 (1928)

species :

Coleus dichotomus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 40 (2019)

Distribution: Tanzania (Ukaguru Mts.)

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus dichotomus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 317 (2009)

species :

Coleus dinteri (Briq.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 41 (2019)

Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo: W-Waterberg)

27 NAM SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus dinteri Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1070 (1903)

species :

Coleus dissitiflorus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 217 (1894)

Distribution: Cameroon; Cabinda

23 CAB CMN

Conservation Status: IUCN CR (Cameroon)

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus dissitiflorus (Gürke) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 267 (1962)

species :

Coleus divaricatus A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 41 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus paniculatus Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 82 (1848), non Coleus paniculatus Benth.

species :

Coleus diversus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 41 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus diversus S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 20 (1971)

species :

Coleus dolichopodus (Briq.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 41 (2019)

Distribution: Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)

26 MLW MOZ 27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus dolichopodus Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1069 (1903)

species :

Coleus dumicola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 42 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus dumicola P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 168 (1994)

species :

Coleus duvigneaudii Meers & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 107 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

Remarks: very close to C. foliatus

species :

Coleus dysophylloides (Benth.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 42 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus albidus Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 4: t. 1435 (1849)

= Anisochilus dysophylloides Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 19 (1830)

= Anisochilus dysophylloides var. purpureus (Wight) Gamble; Fl. Madras 2: 1128 (1924)

= Anisochilus purpureus Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 4: t. 1435 (1849)

= Anisochilus sericeus Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 82 (1848)

species :

Coleus efoliatus De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 173 (1921), et in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41(2): 47 (1921)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe

23 RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus hjalmarii (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 106 (1929)

= Coleus kassneri (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 106 (1929)

= Englerastrum hjalmarii T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 71 (1924)

= Englerastrum kassneri T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 70 (1924)

= Plectranthus efoliatus (De Wild.) A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 289 (2009)

= Plectranthus hjalmarii (T.C.E.Fr.) Hutch. & Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 481 (1926)

= Plectranthus kassneri (T.C.E.Fr.) Hutch. & Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 481 (1926)

= Plectranthus leviculus N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 296 (1921)

species :

Coleus elliotii (S.Moore) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 43 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda (Ruwenzori Mts.)

23 ZAI 25 UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys butaguensis De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 389 (1928)

= Pycnostachys bequaertii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 393 (1928), nom. illeg., non De Wild. 1921

= Pycnostachys cinerascens Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 352 (1928)

= Pycnostachys elliotii S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 275 (1908)

= Pycnostachys mildbraedii Perkins; Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped. (1907-1908), Bot. 2: 548 (1913)

species :

Coleus elongatus Trimen; J. Bot. 27: 165 (1889)

Distribution: Sri Lanka

40 SRL

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus elongatus (Trimen) R.H.Willemse; Blumea 25(2): 510 (1979)

= Englerastrum elongatum (Trimen) Alston; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 298 (1926)

species :

Coleus eminii (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 43 (2019)

Distribution: Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; NW-Tanzania

23 CMN RWA ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys deflexifolia var. gattii Fiori; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 47: 38 (1940)

= Pycnostachys eminii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 145 (1895)

= Pycnostachys rotundatodentata De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 391 (1928)

= Pycnostachys ruwenzoriensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 384 (1900)

species :

Coleus engleri (Briq.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 44 (2019)

Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad; Uganda; Angola; Zambia

22 GUI IVO NGA SIE 23 CAF CMN CON ZAI 24 CHA 25 UGA 26 ANG ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus africanus Baker ex Scott Elliot; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 94 (1895), non Coleus africanus Benth.

= Anisochilus engleri Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 190 (1894)

= Briquetastrum africanum (Baker) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 102 (1929)

= Coleus africanus (Baker) Roberty; Bull. Inst. Fondam. Afrique Noire, Sér. A, Sci. Nat. 16: 330 (1954), nom. illeg.

= Leocus africanus (Baker ex Scott Elliot) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 270 (1962)

= Plectranthus africanus (Baker) A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 308 (2009)

species :

Coleus erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 44 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda

23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys erici-rosenii R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exped. 1911-1912 1: 281 (1916)

= Pycnostachys albidoviolacea De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 400 (1928)

= Pycnostachys robynsii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 398 (1928)

species :

Coleus esculentus (N.E.Br.) G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 158 (1931)

Distribution: Mali; Burkina Faso; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad [c]; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]

22 BKN MLI NGA 23 CAF CMN CON ZAI 24 cha 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF SWZ

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus coppinii Heckel; Rev. Cult. Colon. 8: 166 (1900), et in Ann. Inst. Col. Marseilles 8(2): (1901) 6

= Coleus dazo A.Chev.; Agric. Prat. Pays Chauds 4: 104 (1905)

= Coleus floribundus (N.E.Br.) Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 359 (1928), nom. illeg.

= Coleus floribundus var. longipes (N.E.Br.) Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 360 (1928)

= Coleus langouassiensis A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 1: 127 (1905)

= Englerastrum floribundum (N.E.Br.) T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 73 (1924)

= Plectranthus esculentus N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 12 (1894)

= Plectranthus floribundus N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 12 (1894)

= Plectranthus floribundus var. longipes N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 13 (1894)

variant :

var. densus (N.E.Br.) Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 113 (2024)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Zambia; Malawi

23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus densus (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 39 (2019)

= Plectranthus densus N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 12 (1894)

variant :

var. kolweziensis Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 114 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

variant :

var. primulinus (Baker) Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 113 (2024)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; W-Tanzania

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus primulinus (Baker) A.Chev.; Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 33: 340 (1953)

= Plectranthus primulinus Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 292 (1895)

species :

Coleus eungellaensis A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 45 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus graniticola P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 3(4): 732 (1992), non C. graniticola (A. Chev.) A. J. Paton

species :

Coleus excelsus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 45 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus excelsus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 172 (1994)

species :

Coleus exilis (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 46 (2019)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus exilis A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 350 (2009)

species :

Coleus fasciculatus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 46 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus fasciculatus P.I.Forst.; Haseltonia 6: 14 (1998 publ. 1999)

species :

Coleus ferricola Phillipson, O.Hooper & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 74(24): 4 (2019)

Distribution: Guinea (Conakry)

22 GUI

species :

Coleus foetidus (Benth.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 46 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus foetidus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 35 (1833)

= Ocimum foetidum Banks ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 35 (1833)

species :

Coleus foliatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 46 (2019)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; SW-Tanzania; N-Zambia

23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus foliatus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 284 (2009)

species :

Coleus forsteri (Benth.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 47 (2019)

Distribution: New Caledonia (incl. Loyalty Isl.); Vanuatu; Tonga; Fiji

60 FIJ NWC TON VAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus forsteri Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 38 (1833)

= Ocimum pusillum G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr. 91 (1786)

species :

Coleus fragrantissimus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 47 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus fragrantissimus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 8(3): 394 (2011)

species :

Coleus frederici G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 159 (1931)

Distribution: Angola; D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI 26 ANG

Synonyms: hidden

= Neomuellera welwitschii Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 180 (1894)

= Plectranthus welwitschii (Briq.) Codd; Fl. Pl. Africa 42(1-2): t. 1646 (1972), non Coleus welwitschii Briq.

species :

Coleus fruticosus Wight ex Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 78 (1848)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus deccanicus Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 234 (1898)

= Plectranthus fruticosus (Wight ex Benth.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 623 (1885), nom. illeg.

species :

Coleus galeatus (Poir.) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 56 (1833)

Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)

42 BOR JAW LSI PHI SUM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus bicolor (Blume) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 55 (1832)

= Coleus galeatus var. borneensis H.Keng; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 62 (1969)

= Coleus macrophyllus (Blume) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 55 (1832)

= Coleus macrophyllus var. concolor Hassk.; Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 24 (1842)

= Coleus macropus Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 956 (1858)

= Coleus puberulus Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 955 (1858)

= Coleus remotiflorus Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 954 (1858)

= Coleus sparsiflorus Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2699 (1915)

= Coleus spectabilis Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 955 (1858)

= Germanea galeata (Vahl) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 763 (1788)

= Majana bicolor (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana galeata (Vahl) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana macrophylla (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana puberula (Miq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Ocimum plectranthus J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 917 (1792)

= Plectranthus bicolor Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 837 (1826)

= Plectranthus galeatus Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 1: 43 (1790)

= Plectranthus leschenaultii Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 34 (1832)

= Plectranthus macrophyllus Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 835 (1826)

= Plectranthus sparsiflorus (Elmer) H.Keng; Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermatoph. 8(3): 391 (1978)

species :

Coleus gamblei (Smitha & Sunojk.) Smitha; PhytoKeys 129: 48 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus gamblei Smitha & Sunojk.; Nordic J. Bot. 36(8)-e01639: 4 (2018)

species :

Coleus garckeanus Vatke; Linnaea 37: 323 (1871 publ. 1873)

Distribution: Ethiopia

24 ETH

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus garckeanus (Vatke) J.K.Morton; Novon 8(3): 265 (1998)

= Plectranthus salviiflorus Chiov.; Malpighia 34: 516 (1937)

species :

Coleus geminatus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 49 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus geminatus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 9(2): 285 (2014)

species :

Coleus gibbosus A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 49 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus rehmannii Gürke; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 553 (1898), non Coleus rehmanii Briq.

species :

Coleus gigantifolius (Suddee) Suddee; PhytoKeys 129: 49 (2019)

Distribution: SW-Thailand

41 THA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus gigantifolius Suddee; Kew Bull. 59(3): 401 (2004)

species :

Coleus gillettii (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 49 (2019)

Distribution: S-Ethiopia; S-Somalia; N-Kenya

24 ETH SOM 25 KEN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus gillettii J.K.Morton; Kew Bull. 53(4): 998 (1998)

species :

Coleus glabriflorus P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 50 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus glabriflorus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 174 (1994)

species :

Coleus globosus (Ryding) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 50 (2019)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus globosus Ryding; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 66(1-2): 101 (1997)

species :

Coleus goetzenii (Gürke ex Engl. & Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 50 (2019)

Distribution: NE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; N-Rwanda; Burundi; S-Uganda

23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys goetzenii Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas A 135 (1895), as ´Pychnostachys´

= Pycnostachys vulcanicola Lebrun & Touss.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 71 (1943)

species :

Coleus gossweileri A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 50 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: Angola

26 ANG

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys gracilis R.D.Good; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 164 (1931), non Coleus gracilis Gürke

species :

Coleus gracilipedicellatus (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 51 (2019)

Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Botswana

23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM ZIM 27 BOT

Synonyms: hidden

= Holostylon baumii (Gürke) G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 161, in adnot. (1931)

= Holostylon gracilipedicellatum Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 103 (1929)

= Plectranthus baumii Gürke; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 356 (1903), non Coleus baumii Gürke

species :

Coleus gracilis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 170 (1906), et in Engl. Jahrb. 41: 320

Distribution: Burundi; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania

23 BUR 24 ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus puberulentus J.K.Morton; Novon 8(3): 265 (1998), nom. nov.

species :

Coleus gracillimus (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 106 (1929)

Distribution: Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique

22 BEN BKN GHA IVO MLI NGA SIE TOG 23 CAB CAF CMN CON ZAI 24 CHA SSU 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus diffusus (Alston) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 106 (1929)

= Coleus schlechteri (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 106 (1929)

= Englerastrum diffusum Alston; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 298 (1926)

= Englerastrum gracillimum T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 69 (1924)

= Englerastrum schlechteri T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 70 (1924)

= Plectranthus gracillimus (T.C.E.Fr.) Hutch. & Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 481 (1926)

= Plectranthus micranthus Chiov.; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1924: 44 (1924), nom. illeg., non Spreng.

= Plectranthus schlechteri (T.C.E.Fr.) Hutch. & Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 481 (1926)

= Plectranthus tenuis Hutch. & Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 481 (1926)

species :

Coleus graminifolius (Perkins) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 52 (2019)

Distribution: Kenya

25 KEN

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys graminifolia Perkins; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 66 (1921)

species :

Coleus grandicalyx E.A.Bruce; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3391 (1939)

Distribution: South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda

24 ETH SSU 25 UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus grandicalyx (E.A.Bruce) J.K.Morton; Novon 8(3): 265 (1998)

species :

Coleus grandidentatus (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 52 (2019)

Distribution: Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]

26 ZIM 27 SAF SWZ

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus grandidentatus Gürke; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 554 (1898)

species :

Coleus graniticola (A.Chev.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 52 (2019)

Distribution: Liberia; Ivory Coast; Gabon

22 IVO LBR 23 GAB

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus saxicola B.J.Pollard & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 61(2): 229 (2006), nom. nov.

= Solenostemon graniticola A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 121 (1909)

= Solenostemon monostachyus var. graniticola (A.Chev.) Brenan; Kew Bull. [5]: 231 (1950)

species :

Coleus gratus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 53 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus gratus S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 49 (1971)

species :

Coleus graveolens (R.Br.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 53 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales); +Lord Howe Isl.; Marshall Isl. [I] (Jaluit [I])

50 AUS LHI 62 mrs

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus australis f. eximius Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 565 (1928)

= Plectranthus australis var. graveolens (R.Br.) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 565 (1928)

= Plectranthus graveolens R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 506 (1810)

= Plectranthus parviflorus var. graveolens (R.Br.) Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 357 (1895)

species :

Coleus guerkei (Briq.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 53 (2019)

Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Botswana

22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO NGA SIE TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON GAB RWA ZAI 24 CHA SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM 27 BOT

Synonyms: hidden

= Geniosporum borzianum Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 10: 402 (1912)

= Geniosporum paniculatum Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 351 (1900), non Coleus paniculatus Benth.

= Geniosporum paniculatum var. debile Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 853 (1900)

= Germanea guerkei Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 7-8: 323 (1904), nom. altern.

= Hyptis baumii Gürke; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 354 (1903), non Coleus baumii Gürke

= Hyptis quadrialata A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 522 (1920), nomen

= Neohyptis paniculata (Baker) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 259, 273 (1962)

= Plectranthus guerkei Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 7-8: 323 (1904)

species :

Coleus gymnostomus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 212 (1894)

Distribution: Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus gymnostomus (Gürke) A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 337 (2009)

species :

Coleus habrophyllus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 54 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus habrophyllus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 175 (1994)

species :

Coleus hadiensis (Forssk.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 54 (2019)

Distribution: Egypt (SE-Egypt); D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Malawi; Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, Inner Hadhramaut, N-Inner Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen); S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Maldives; Sri Lanka

20 EGY 23 RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZIM 27 SAF SWZ 29 MDG 35 SAU YEM 40 IND MDV SRL

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus forskalaei (Vahl) Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 359 (1897), nom. illeg.

= Coleus personatus Lem.; Hort. Universel 6: 128 (1844)

= Coleus schweinfurthii Vatke; Linnaea 37: 323 (1872)

= Coleus zeylanicus (Benth.) L.H.Cramer; Kew Bull. 32: 560 (1978)

= Germanea forskalaei Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 764 (1812), nom. superfl.

= Germanea horrida Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 863 (1900)

= Majana forskalaei (Poir.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891), nom. superfl.

= Ocimum hadiense Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 109 (1775)

= Plectranthus cyaneus Gürke; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 37 et 65 (1894), et in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 208 (1894)

= Plectranthus draconis Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1071 (1903)

= Plectranthus erlangeri Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 166 (1906) 41: 315

= Plectranthus forskalaei Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 1: 44 (1790), nom. illeg.

= Plectranthus fragrans Lebrun & Touss.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 70 (1943)

= Plectranthus hadiensis (Forssk.) Schweinf. ex Spreng.; Wiener Ill. Gart.-Zeitung 19: 2 (1894)

= Plectranthus hadiensis var. tomentosus (Benth.) Codd; Fl. S. Africa [ed. L.E.W.Codd et al.] 28: 153 (1985)

= Plectranthus hadiensis var. woodii (Gürke) Codd; Fl. S. Africa [ed. L.E.W.Codd et al.] 28: 154 (1985)

= Plectranthus hararensis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 132 (1905)

= Plectranthus horridus (Hiern) Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 416 (1900)

= Plectranthus madagascariensis var. ramosior Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 68 (1849)

= Plectranthus pachyphyllus Gürke ex T.Cooke; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(1): 285 (1910)

= Plectranthus paucicrenatus Franch.; Sert. Somal. [Révoil, ed.] 56 (1882)

= Plectranthus petrensis S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 175 (1911)

= Plectranthus ramosior (Benth.) van Jaarsv.; Aloe 43: 46 (2006)

= Plectranthus rupestris Vatke ex Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 409 (1900)

= Plectranthus tomentosus Benth.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 229 (1838)

= Plectranthus woodii Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 76 (1898)

= Plectranthus zatarhendi var. tomentosus (Benth.) Codd; Bothalia 11: 399 (1975)

= Plectranthus zatarhendi var. woodii (Gürke) Codd; Bothalia 11: 401 (1975)

= Plectranthus zeylanicus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 36 (1833)

species :

Coleus hairulii Kiew; PhytoKeys 186: 96 (2021)

Distribution: peninsular Malaysia

42 MLY

species :

Coleus hakgalensis Abeys., Kasunika, Haluwana & Nilanka; Phytotaxa 670(2): 128 (2024)

Distribution: Sri Lanka

40 SRL

species :

Coleus hallii (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 56 (2019)

Distribution: Ghana

22 GHA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus hallii J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 267 (1962)

species :

Coleus harmandii (Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 56 (2019)

Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia

41 CBD LAO THA

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus harmandii Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 59(3): 384 (2004)

species :

Coleus helferi (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 56 (2019)

Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand

41 MYA THA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus helferi Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 623 (1885)

= Coleus fulvescens Kurz ex Prain; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 521 (1897)

= Plectranthus fulvescens Prain; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 521 (1897)

species :

Coleus hereroensis (Engl.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 56 (2019)

Distribution: Angola; Zimbabwe; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)

26 ANG ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Burnatastrum hereroensis (Engl.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(5): 175 (2001)

= Coleus aconitiflorus Welw. ex Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 866 (1900)

= Coleus gazensis S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 178 (1911)

= Coleus matopensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 45: 96 (1907)

= Coleus myrianthus (Briq.) Brenan; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 43 (1954)

= Coleus polyanthus S.Moore; J. Bot. 45: 96 (1907)

= Germanea myriantha Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1001 (1903)

= Neomuellera damarensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 39: 265 (1901)

= Plectranthus aurifer Dinter ex Launert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 2: 312 (1957)

= Plectranthus hereroensis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 267 (1888)

= Plectranthus matabelensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 417 (1900)

= Plectranthus myrianthus Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1001 (1903)

= Plectranthus otaviensis Dinter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 53: 116 (1928)

species :

Coleus heterotrichus Briq.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 40: 40 (1901)

Distribution: Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Central African Republic; Ethiopia; Sudan; South Sudan; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Mozambique; Malawi; Zambia; Angola

22 IVO NGA SIE 23 CAF ZAI 24 ETH SSU SUD 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM

Remarks: separated from C. bojeri by Meerts & Paton 2024

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus eetveldeanus Briq.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 73 (1899) (tentative synonym fide Meerts & Paton 2024)

= Coleus quarrei Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 3 (1928)

= Coleus termitophilus De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 175 (1921)

= Coleus ringoetii De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 174 (1921)

= Coleus claessensii De Wild.; Bol. Soc. Iber. Ci. Nat. 19: 117 (1920)

= Calchas claessensii (De Wild.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

species :

Coleus hijazensis (Abdel Khalik) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 57 (2019)

Distribution: Saudi Arabia

35 SAU

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus hijazensis Abdel Khalik; Turk. J. Bot. 40(5): 507 (2016)

species :

Coleus hildei Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 124 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus homblei De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 174 (1921), et in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41(2): 49 (1921)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus sigmoideus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 97 (2019)

= Plectranthus sigmoideus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 333 (2009)

species :

Coleus humulopsis (B.J.Pollard) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 57 (2019)

Distribution: Guinea; Mali; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon

22 GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA 23 CMN

Synonyms: hidden

= Leocus membranaceus J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 270 (1962), non Coleus membranaceus Briq.

= Plectranthus humulopsis B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 64(2): 260 (2009)

species :

Coleus hymalis (J.R.I.Wood) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 58 (2019)

Distribution: Yemen (W-Yemen, Aden Desert)

35 YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus hymalis J.R.I.Wood; Kew Bull. 39: 133, f. 7 (1984)

species :

Coleus idukkianus (J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn) Smitha; PhytoKeys 129: 58 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus idukkianus J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn; Telopea 20: 183 (2017)

species :

Coleus igniarioides (Ryding) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 58 (2019)

Distribution: Somalia

24 SOM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus igniarioides Ryding; Novon 15(2): 361 (2005)

species :

Coleus igniarius Schweinf.; Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. [Schweinfurth] 121 (1899)

Distribution: Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Kenya; Yemen (W-Yemen: Tihama)

24 DJI ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN 35 YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus aulihanensis Schweinf. & Volkens; Liste Pl. Somalis [Ghika] 211 (1897) (tentative synonym)

= Coleus degasparisianus Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 487 (1913)

= Coleus erythraeae Schweinf. ex Loes. & Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 372 (1915), nom. superfl.

= Coleus guidottii Chiov.; Atti Reale Accad. Italia, Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. 11 [Pl. Nov. Aethiop.]: 54 (1940)

= Coleus malinvaldii (Briq.) Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 240 (1898)

= Plectranthus igniarius (Schweinf.) Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl. 638 (1974)

= Plectranthus igniarius subsp. grandicalyx Beentje; Kenya Trees, Shrubs & Lianas 633 (1994), nom. inval.

= Plectranthus malinvaldii Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 125 (1894)

species :

Coleus ignotus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 59 (2019)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus ignotus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 278 (2009)

species :

Coleus inflatus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 58 (1833)

Distribution: Sri Lanka

40 SRL

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus benthamianus Arn.; Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18: 354 (1836)

= Majana benthamiana (Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana inflata (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Plectranthus inflatus (Benth.) R.H.Willemse; Blumea 25(2): 509 (1979)

species :

Coleus inselbergi (B.J.Pollard & A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 59 (2019)

Distribution: Equatorial Guinea; NW-Gabon

23 EQG GAB

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus inselbergi B.J.Pollard & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 61(2): 225 (2006)

species :

Coleus insignis (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 60 (2019)

Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic

23 CAF CMN GAB

Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus insignis Hook.f.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 210 (1864)

species :

Coleus insolitus (C.H.Wright) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 94 (1929)

Distribution: Angola

26 ANG

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus insolitus C.H.Wright; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 34: 275 (1900)

= Symphostemon insolitus Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 867 (1898)

species :

Coleus insularis (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 60 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus insularis P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 8(3): 398 (2011)

species :

Coleus intraterraneus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 60 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus intraterraneus S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 33 (1971)

species :

Coleus kaminaensis Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 128 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

Remarks: known only from type specimen

species :

Coleus kanneliyensis L.H.Cramer & Balas.; Kew Bull. 32(3): 558 (1978)

Distribution: Sri Lanka

40 SRL

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus kanneliyensis (L.H.Cramer & Balas.) R.H.Willemse; Blumea 25(2): 510 (1979)

species :

Coleus kanyakumariensis (Shinoj & Sunojk.) Smitha; PhytoKeys 129: 61 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus kanyakumariensis Shinoj & Sunojk.; Phytotaxa 333(1): 100 (2018)

species :

Coleus kapatensis R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exped. 1911-1912 1: 283 (1916)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; S-Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique

23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus kapatensis (R.E.Fr.) J.K.Morton; Novon 8(3): 265 (1998)

species :

Coleus kirkii (Baker) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 61 (2019)

Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]

22 NGA 23 CMN 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ

Synonyms: hidden

= Echinostachys reticulata E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 243 (1838), non Coleus reticulatus A. Chev.

= Pycnostachys holophylla Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1000 (1903)

= Pycnostachys kirkii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 381 (1900)

= Pycnostachys purpurascens Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 998 (1903)

= Pycnostachys reticulata (E.Mey.) Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 83 (1848)

= Pycnostachys reticulata var. angustifolia Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 83 (1848)

= Pycnostachys schlechteri Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 999 (1903)

= Pycnostachys uliginosa Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 396 (1901)

species :

Coleus kivuensis Lebrun & Touss.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 72 (1943)

Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania

23 RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus kivuensis (Lebrun & Touss.) R.H.Willemse; Kew Bull. 40(1): 96 (1985)

species :

Coleus klossii (S.Moore) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 62 (2019)

Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)

42 NWG

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus klossii S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 9: 137 (1916)

= Plectranthus klossii var. major S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 9: 137 (1916)

species :

Coleus koualensis A.Chev.; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 290, in clavi, 291 (1931)

Distribution: Ivory Coast (Mt. Dourou)

22 IVO

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus koualensis (A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel) B.J.Pollard & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 61(2): 228 (2006)

= Solenostemon koualensis (A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 270 (1962)

species :

Coleus koulikoroensis A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 63 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Cameroon; Chad

22 BKN IVO MLI 23 CMN 24 CHA

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus nigericus A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 519 (1920), nomen

= Plectranthus chevalieri (Briq.) B.J.Pollard & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 61(2): 229 (2006)

= Solenostemon chevalieri Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 286 (1914 publ. 1917)

species :

Coleus kundelungensis Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 131 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus kunstleri (Prain) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 63 (2019)

Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl., Perak)

42 MLY

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus kunstleri Prain; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 66: 521 (1897)

species :

Coleus lactiflorus Vatke; Linnaea 43: 89 (1880 publ. 1882)

Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; NW-Tanzania

23 RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus lactiflorus var. velutinus Fiori; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 47: 39 (1940)

= Plectranthus lactiflorus (Vatke) Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl. 637 (1974)

species :

Coleus laetus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 63 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus laetus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 9(3): 431 (2015)

species :

Coleus lageniocalyx Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 292 (1917)

Distribution: Central African Republic

23 CAF

species :

Coleus lanceolatus (Bojer ex Benth.) A.J.Paton & Phillipson; PhytoKeys 129: 64 (2019)

Distribution: Madagascar

29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Burnatastrum lanceolatum (Bojer ex Benth.) Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 358 (1897)

= Burnatastrum lavanduloides (Baker) Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 358 (1897)

= Plectranthus burnatii Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 124 (1894)

= Plectranthus lanceolatus Bojer ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 40 (1832)

= Plectranthus lavanduloides Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 230 (1884)

species :

Coleus lancifolius (Bramley) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 64 (2019)

Distribution: W-Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys lancifolia Bramley; Kew Bull. 60(4): 590 (2006)

species :

Coleus lanuginosus Hochst. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 79 (1848)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zimbabwe [I]; Yemen (W-Yemen)

23 RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 zim 35 YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus albidus Vatke; Linnaea 37: 321 (1872)

= Coleus barbatus var. schimperi (Vatke) Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 430 (1900)

= Coleus gallaensis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 169 (1906), et in in Engl. Jahrb. 41: 318

= Coleus gomphophyllus Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 225 (1895)

= Coleus helenae Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 487 (1913)

= Coleus maculatus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 210 (1894)

= Coleus maranguensis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 216 (1894)

= Coleus montanus Hochst. ex Ces.; Rendiconti Reale Accad. Sci. Fis. 12: 264-266 (1879)

= Coleus schimperi Vatke; Linnaea 37: 320 (1872)

= Coleus schweinfurthii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 432 (1900), nom. illeg., non C. schweinfurthii Vatke.

= Coleus sodalium Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 526 (1900)

= Coleus somalensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 39: 265 (1901)

= Coleus trichophorus Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 130 (1894)

= Majana lanuginosa (Hochst. ex Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Plectranthus lanuginosus (Hochst. ex Benth.) Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl. 638 (1974)

= Plectranthus semayatensis Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33(Suppl.): 838 (1963)

species :

Coleus lasianthus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 212 (1894)

Distribution: Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar

24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus decumbens Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 211 (1894)

= Coleus menyharthii Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1074 (1903)

= Coleus tetensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 431 (1900)

= Coleus vagatus E.A.Bruce; Bothalia 6: 227 (1951)

= Plectranthus erubescens Hedge; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 175: 216 (1998)

= Plectranthus lasianthus (Gürke) Vollesen; Opera Bot. 59: 84 (1980)

= Plectranthus tetensis (Baker) Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl. 635 (1974)

= Plectranthus vagatus (E.A.Bruce) Codd; Fl. Natal [Ross] 305 (1971), nom. inval.

species :

Coleus lateriticola (A.Chev.) Phillipson, O.Hooper & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 74(24): 9 (2019) [non C. lateriticola A. Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 519 (1920), nomen ]

Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast

22 GUI IVO SIE

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus monostachyus subsp. lateriticola (A.Chev.) B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 56(4): 980 (2001)

= Solenostemon lateriticola A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 121 (1909)

= Solenostemon monostachyus subsp. lateriticola (A.Chev.) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 271 (1962)

species :

Coleus laxus (T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 66 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus laxus T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.; Austral. Syst. Bot. 31: 440 (2018)

species :

Coleus leemannii (N.Hahn) A.J.Paton; Bothalia 53(1)-a3: 2 (2023)

Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)

27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Rabdosiella leemannii N.Hahn; Bothalia 37(1): 37 (2007)

species :

Coleus leiperi (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 67 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus leiperi P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 177 (1994)

species :

Coleus linarioides Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 134 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus linearifolius (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 67 (2019)

Distribution: Guinea

22 GUI

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus linearifolius (J.K.Morton) B.J.Pollard & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 61(2): 229 (2006)

= Solenostemon linearifolius J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 271 (1962)

species :

Coleus lisowskii Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 134 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus livingstonei A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 67 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: S-Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga); Australia [I] (Queensland [I])

25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 SAF 50 aus

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus urticifolius (Hook.) Roberty; Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A 16: 330 (1954), nom. illeg., non Coleus urticifolius Benth.

= Pycnostachys pubescens Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 345 (1895), non Coleus pubescens Merr.

= Pycnostachys urticifolia Hook.; Bot. Mag. 89: t. 5365 (1863)

= Pycnostachys urticifolia var. pubescens (Gürke) Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 146 (1895)

species :

Coleus longipetiolatus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 214 (1894)

Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zimbabwe; Mozambique

23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MOZ ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus leptophyllus Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 427 (1900)

= Coleus swynnertonii S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 177 (1911)

= Plectranthus chiridensis Codd; Fl. Pl. Africa 48: t. 1887 (1984), nom. nov.

= Plectranthus leptophyllus (Baker) A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 284 (2009)

species :

Coleus lyratus (A.Chev.) Roberty; Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A 16: 330 (1954)

Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone

22 GUI SIE

Remarks: possibly a synonym of C. betonicifolius var. kasomenensis from Central Africa

Synonyms: hidden

= Leocus lyratus A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 126 (1909)

species :

Coleus maculosus (Lam.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 68 (2019)

subspecies :

subsp. maculosus

Distribution: Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Madagascar

23 BUR CMN RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus doba Hochst. ex Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 126 (1911)

= Coleus glandulosus Hook.f.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 211 (1864)

= Coleus praetermissus Bullock & Killick; Taxon 6: 239 (1957)

= Coleus serrulatus Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 78 (1943)

= Galeopsis maculosa Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 601 (1788)

= Germanea maculosa Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 691 (1788)

= Germanea punctata (L.f.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 763 (1788)

= Majana glandulosa (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Ocimum punctatum L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 275 (1782), non Coleus punctatus Baker.

= Plectranthus lycopifolius A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 181 (1850)

= Plectranthus maculosus (Lam.) Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 88 (1796)

= Plectranthus punctatus (L.f.) L´Hér.; Stirp. Nov. 87 t. 42 (1788)

= Plectranthus serrulatus (Robyns) Troupin & Ayob.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 55: 299 (1985)

subspecies :

subsp. edulis (Vatke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 69 (2019)

Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania

23 BIO BUR CMN RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA

Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus aquaticus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 218 (1894)

= Coleus clivicola S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 274 (1908)

= Coleus edulis Vatke; Linnaea 37: 319 (1871 publ. 1873)

= Coleus fimbriatus Lebrun & L.Touss.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 79 (1943)

= Coleus palustris Vatke; Linnaea 37: 319 (1871 publ. 1873)

= Coleus rivularis Vatke; Linnaea 37: 320 (1871 publ. 1878)

= Coleus tuberosus A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 185 (1850), nom. illeg., non C. tuberosus (Blume) Benth.

= Majana richardiana Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891), nom. illeg.

= Plectranthus edulis (Vatke) Agnew; Upland Kenya Wild Fl. 640 (1974)

= Plectranthus fimbriatus (Lebrun & L.Touss.) Troupin & Ayob.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 55: 299 (1985)

= Plectranthus punctatus subsp. edulis (Vatke) A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 350 (2009)

subspecies :

subsp. lanatus (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 70 (2019)

Distribution: Cameroon

23 CMN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus punctatus subsp. lanatus J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 268 (1962)

species :

Coleus madagascariensis (Benth.) A.Chev.; Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 33: 338 (1953)

Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Mauritius; La Réunion

26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ 29 MAU REU

Synonyms: hidden

= Ocimum auricula Forssk. ex Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 43, 68 (1848), nom. inval.

= Ocimum madagascariense Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2: 135 (1806)

= Plectranthus hirtus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 38 (1832)

= Plectranthus madagascariensis (Pers.) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 37 (1832)

= Plectranthus mauritianus Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 254 (1837), nom. inval.

= Plectranthus pubescens Willd. ex Benth.; Linnaea 11: 344 (1837), nom. inval.

= Plectranthus villosus Sieber ex Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 38 (1832)

species :

Coleus magnificus P.I.Forst. & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 98 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus spectabilis S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 50 (1971)

species :

Coleus malabaricus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 16 (1830)

Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka

40 IND SRL

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus leptostachys Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 77 (1848)

= Coleus macraei Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 58 (1833)

= Coleus ovatus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 57 (1833)

= Coleus walkeri Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 77 (1848)

= Plectranthus malabaricus (Benth.) R.H.Willemse; Blumea 25(2): 509 (1979)

= Plectranthus malabaricus var. leptostachys (Benth.) R.H.Willemse; Blumea 25: 510 (1979)

species :

Coleus mannii Hook.f.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 211 (1864)

Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]

22 GHA LBR NGA SIE 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus giorgii De Wild.; Bol. Soc. Iber. Ci. Nat. 19: 120 (1920)

= Majana mannii (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Plectranthus occidentalis B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 60(1): 146 (2005)

= Solenostemon cymosus Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 422 (1900)

= Solenostemon giorgii (De Wild.) Champl.; Syst. & Geogr. Pl. 69(1): 16 (1999)

= Solenostemon mannii (Hook.f.) Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 422 (1900)

species :

Coleus marrubatus (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 72 (2019)

Distribution: S-Ethiopia; N-Kenya

24 ETH 25 KEN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus marrubatus J.K.Morton; Kew Bull. 53(4): 997 (1998)

species :

Coleus marunguensis Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 141 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus megacalyx (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 72 (2019)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania; E-Zambia; Malawi

25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus megacalyx A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 316 (2009)

species :

Coleus megadontus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 72 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus megadontus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 181 (1994)

species :

Coleus melleri (Baker) A.J.Paton & Phillipson; PhytoKeys 129: 73 (2019)

Distribution: Liberia; Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Madagascar

22 LBR 23 BUR GAB RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ZAM 29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus entebbensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 44: 89 (1906)

= Coleus luteus (Gürke) Staner; Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 25: 426 (1934)

= Plectranthus luteus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 468 (1900)

= Plectranthus melleri Baker; J. Bot. 20: 243 (1882)

species :

Coleus meyeri (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 73 (2019)

Distribution: Guinea; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zimbabwe

22 GUI NGA 23 BIO BUR CMN RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys bowalensis A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 126 (1909)

= Pycnostachys longiacuminata Perkins; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 76 (1921) (p. p.)

= Pycnostachys longibracteata De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 388 (1928)

= Pycnostachys meyeri Gürke; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 362 (1892)

= Pycnostachys oblongifolia Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 385 (1900)

= Pycnostachys ovoideoconica De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 396 (1928)

= Pycnostachys volkensii Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 344 (1895)

species :

Coleus minor (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 74 (2019)

Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]

22 NGA 23 BIO CMN

Conservation Status: IUCN NT (Cameroon)

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas decumbens (Hook.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

= Plectranthus decumbens Hook.f.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 210 (1864), non Coleus decumbens Gürke

= Solenostemon decumbens (Hook.f.) Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 421 (1900)

= Solenostemon minor J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 271 (1962)

species :

Coleus minutiflorus (Ryding) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 74 (2019)

Distribution: Ethiopia; N-Kenya

24 ETH 25 KEN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus minutiflorus Ryding; Nordic J. Bot. 20(1): 43 (2000)

species :

Coleus minusculus Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 145 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus minutus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 74 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus minutus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 3(4): 734 (1992)

species :

Coleus mirabilis Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 183 (1894)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip)

23 ZAI 26 ANG MLW ZAM 27 NAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Ascocarydion mirabile (Briq.) G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 162 (1931)

= Burnatastrum mirabile (Briq.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 4(5): 175 (2001)

= Coleus leucophyllus Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 292 (1895)

= Coleus mirabilis var. buchnerianus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 184 (1894)

= Coleus mirabilis var. hypisodontus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 184. 1894., nom. inval.

= Coleus mirabilis var. mechowianus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 184 (1894)

= Coleus mirabilis var. poggeanus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 184 (1894)

= Plectranthus mirabilis (Briq.) Launert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 7: 299 (1968)

species :

Coleus mirus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 75 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus mirus S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 22 (1971)

species :

Coleus mitis (R.A.Clement) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 75 (2019)

Distribution: Bhutan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam)

40 BHU IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus mitis R.A.Clement; Edinburgh J. Bot. 50(1): 35 (1993)

species :

Coleus mitwabaensis Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 147 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus modestus (Baker) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 106 (1929)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Englerastrum modestum (Baker) T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 76 (1924)

= Plectranthus modestus Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 72 (1895)

species :

Coleus mollis Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 77 (1848)

Distribution: Sri Lanka

40 SRL

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus crameri R.H.Willemse; Blumea 25(2): 510 (1979), nom. nov.

species :

Coleus monostachyus (P.Beauv.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 76 (2019)

subspecies :

subsp. monostachyus

Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Togo; Benin; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; Brazil [I]

22 BEN BKN GNB GUI MLI TOG 23 ANN BIO CAB CAF CMN EQG GAB PRI SAO ZAI 24 CHA 84 bra

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus africanus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 54 (1832), nom. illeg.

= Coleus godefroyae God.-Leb.; Cat. Pl. [Godefroy-Lebeuf] 2 (1903)

= Coleus monticola (Gürke) Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 171 (1906)

= Ocimum monostachyum Beauverd; Fl. Oware 2: 60 (1818)

= Plectranthus monostachyus (Beauverd) B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 56(4): 980 (2001)

= Plectranthus palisotii Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 39 (1832), nom. illeg.

= Solenostemon africanus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 181 (1894)

= Solenostemon godefroyae (God.-Leb.) N.E.Br.; Bot. Mag. t. 8511 (1913)

= Solenostemon monostachyus (Beauverd) Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 359 (1897)

= Solenostemon monostachyus var. amplifrons Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6: 826 (1906)

= Solenostemon ocymoides Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 271 (1827)

= Solenostemon ocymoides var. monostachyus (Beauverd) Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 421 (1900)

subspecies :

subsp. marrubiifolius (Brenan) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 77 (2019)

Distribution: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]

22 GHA IVO NGA TOG 23 CON GAB

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus monostachyus subsp. marrubiifolius (Brenan) B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 56(4): 980 (2001)

= Solenostemon gouanensis A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 517 (1920), nomen

= Solenostemon monostachyus subsp. marrubifolius (Brenan) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 272 (1962)

= Solenostemon monostachyus var. marrubiifolius Brenan; Kew Bull. [5]: 231 (1950)

subspecies :

subsp. perennis (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 77 (2019)

Distribution: Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Gabon; Sudan

22 GHA IVO NGA SIE 23 GAB 24 SUD

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus monostachyus subsp. perennis (J.K.Morton) B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 56(4): 981 (2001)

= Solenostemon monostachyus subsp. perennis J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 272 (1962)

species :

Coleus mutabilis (Codd) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 77 (2019)

Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga)

27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus mutabilis Codd; Bothalia 11(4): 404 (1975)

species :

Coleus myrianthellus Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 290 (1917)

Distribution: Central African Republic

23 CAF

Remarks: provisionally accepted name

species :

Coleus mystax Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 150 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus namuliensis E.Downes & I.Darbysh.; Blumea 62(3): 169 (2017)

Distribution: Mozambique

26 MOZ

species :

Coleus neochilus (Schltr.) Codd; Bothalia 7: 432 (1961)

Distribution: Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Bolivia [c]

26 ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 83 bol

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus palliolatus S.Moore; J. Bot. 38: 464 (1900)

= Coleus schinzii Gürke; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 555 (1898)

= Plectranthus neochilus Schltr.; J. Bot. 34: 394 (1896)

species :

Coleus nepetifolius (Baker) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 78 (2019)

Distribution: Kenya

25 KEN

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys nepetifolia Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 383 (1900)

species :

Coleus niamniamensis (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 78 (2019)

Distribution: South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya

24 SSU 25 KEN UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys decussata Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 382 (1900)

= Pycnostachys lindblomii T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 24 (1930)

= Pycnostachys niamniamensis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 145 (1895)

= Pycnostachys petherickii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 383 (1900)

species :

Coleus nigericus (Alston) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 79 (2019)

Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Nigeria

22 GNB GUI MLI NGA SEN SIE

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus denudatus (A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel) Robyns; Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, Sect. Sci. Nat. (4to) 5: 50 (1936)

= Englerastrum nigericum Alston; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 298 (1926)

= Plectranthus denudatus A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 288 (1931)

= Plectranthus subtenuis Berhaut; Fl. Senegal, 73, in clavi, 295, indice (1954), sine descr. lat.

species :

Coleus nitidus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 79 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus nitidus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 3(4): 736 (1992)

species :

Coleus niveus (Hiern) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 79 (2019)

Distribution: +Angola

26 ANG

Synonyms: hidden

= Solenostemon niveus Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 864 (1900)

= Coleus orbicularis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 437 (1900)

species :

Coleus nyikensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 439 (1900)

Distribution: SE-Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi

25 KEN TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus malawiensis B.Mathew; Kew Bull. 31(1): 174 (1976), nom. nov.

species :

Coleus omissus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 80 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus omissus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 3(4): 731 (1992)

species :

Coleus orthodontus (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 80 (2019)

Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique

25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys bussei Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 131 (1905)

= Pycnostachys cyanea Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 345 (1895)

= Pycnostachys hanningtonii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 384 (1900)

= Pycnostachys leptophylla Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 161 (1898)

= Pycnostachys orthodonta Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 345 (1895)

species :

Coleus otostegioides (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 81 (2019)

Distribution: Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania

24 ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Capitanya otostegioides Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 106, t. 1 (1895)

= Plectranthus otostegioides (Gürke) Ryding; Kew Bull. 54(1): 126 (1999)

species :

Coleus pallidus (Wall.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 81 (2019)

Distribution: China (Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Ayeyarwady, Chin, Rakhine, Sagaing); Laos; Vietnam

36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 LAO MYA VIE

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus pallidus Wall. ex Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 18 (1830)

species :

Coleus paniculatus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 16 (1830)

Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam

40 IND SRL 41 THA VIE

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus glabratus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 58 (1832)

= Coleus wightii Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 58 (1832)

= Majana paniculata (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Plectranthus bernardii Doan; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 4: 949 (1936), no Latin descr.

= Plectranthus coleoides Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 64 (1848)

= Plectranthus glabratus (Benth.) Alston; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: Suppl., 236 (1931)

= Solenostemon paniculatus (Benth.) Guillaumet & Cornet; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15: 525 (1976)

species :

Coleus parishii (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 82 (2019)

Distribution: China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Taiwan; Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi)

36 CHI 38 TAI 41 MYA

Synonyms: hidden

= Calamintha esquirolii H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 450 (1910)

= Coleus esquirolii (H.Lév.) Dunn; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 158 (1913)

= Coleus mucosus Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 225 (1911)

= Plectranthus parishii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 622 (1885)

species :

Coleus parvicalyx (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 82 (2019)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus parvicalyx A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 316 (2009)

species :

Coleus parvifolius (Baker) Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 152 (2024)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus capitatus A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 33 (2019), nom. nov. illeg.

= Pycnostachys parvifolia Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 72 (1895)

species :

Coleus penicillatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 82 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; E-Zambia

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus penicillatus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 325 (2009)

species :

Coleus pengbelensis Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 152 (2024)

Distribution: Central African Republic; N-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 CAF ZAI

species :

Coleus pentheri Gürke ex Zahlbr.; Ann. K.K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 20: 48 (1905)

Distribution: SW-Zimbabwe; South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)

26 ZIM 27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus pentheri (Gürke) van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards; Bothalia 27(1): 5 (1997)

species :

Coleus perrieri (Hedge) A.J.Paton & Phillipson; PhytoKeys 129: 83 (2019)

Distribution: Madagascar

29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus perrieri Hedge; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 175: 199 (1998)

species :

Coleus persoonii Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 55 (1833)

Distribution: Madagascar

29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus goudotii Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 126 (1894)

= Ocimum paniculatum Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2: 135 (1806)

= Plectranthus persoonii (Benth.) Hedge; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 175: 222 (1998)

= Solenostemon goudotii (Briq.) Guillaumet & A.Cornet; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15(4): 525 (1976)

= Solenostemon paniculatus (Pers.) Guillaumet & Cornet; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15: 525 (1976)

species :

Coleus petiolatissimus Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 291 (1917)

Distribution: Central African Republic

23 CAF

Remarks: provisionally accepted name

species :

Coleus petraeus (Backer ex Adelb.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 8 (2019)

Distribution: E-Java

42 JAW

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus petraeus Backer ex Adelb.; Reinwardtia 3: 152 (1954)

species :

Coleus petricola (J.Mathew & B.J.Conn) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 84 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus petricola J.Mathew & B.J.Conn; Telopea 20: 179 (2017)

species :

Coleus phulangkaensis (Suddee, Suphuntee & Saengrit) Suddee; PhytoKeys 129: 84 (2019)

Distribution: Thailand

41 THA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus phulangkaensis Suddee, Suphuntee & Saengrit; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 42: 6 (2014)

species :

Coleus piscatorum Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 155 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus plantagineus (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 84 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kamatka, Maharashtra)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus plantagineus Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 628 (1885)

species :

Coleus platyphyllus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 84 (2019)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus platyphyllus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 331 (2009)

species :

Coleus pobeguinii Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 291, in clavi, 292 (1931)

Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast

22 GUI IVO SIE

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus pobeguinii (Hutch. & Dalziel) B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 64(2): 260 (2009)

= Leocus pobeguinii (Hutch. & Dalziel) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 270 (1962)

species :

Coleus polystachyus (Benth.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 85 (2019)

Distribution: Nepal; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh

40 BAN IND NEP

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus polystachyus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 19 (1830)

= Stiptanthus polystachyus (Benth.) Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 352 (1897)

species :

Coleus porcatus (van Jaarsv. & P.J.D.Winter) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 85 (2019)

Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)

27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus porcatus van Jaarsv. & P.J.D.Winter; Bothalia 35(2): 170 (2005)

species :

Coleus porphyranthus (T.J.Edwards & N.R.Crouch) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 85 (2019)

Distribution: S-Zimbabwe

26 ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus porphyranthus Edwards & Crouch; Kew Bull. 55(2): 459 (2000)

species :

Coleus prittwitzii (Perkins) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 86 (2019)

Distribution: Burundi; SW-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi

23 BUR 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys prittwitzii Perkins; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 68 (1921)

species :

Coleus prostratus (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 86 (2019)

Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Yemen; Hawaii [I] (Oahu [I])

24 ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 35 YEM 63 haw

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus margeritae Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 485 (1913)

= Plectranthus prostratus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 206 (1894)

= Plectranthus quadridentatus Schweinf. ex Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 405 (1900)

= Plectranthus ugandensis Lye; Norweg. J. Bot. 20: 57 (1973), non P. ugandensis S. Moore

species :

Coleus psammophilus (Codd) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 86 (2019)

Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

26 MOZ 27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus psammophilus Codd; Bothalia 11(4): 405 (1975)

species :

Coleus pseudoschizophyllus Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 157 (2024)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus pseudospeciosus (Buscal. & Muschl.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 87 (2019)

Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; N-Zambia

23 ZAI 26 ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys ballotoides Perkins; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 72 (1921)

= Pycnostachys mausaensis Gürke ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 2: 135 (1913), nomen

= Pycnostachys pseudospeciosa Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 486 (1913)

species :

Coleus pulchellus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 87 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus pulchellus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(2): 182 (1994)

species :

Coleus rafidahiae Kiew; PhytoKeys 186: 104 (2021)

Distribution: peninsular Malaysia

42 MLY

species :

Coleus recurvata (Ryding) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 87 (2019)

Distribution: Ethiopia

24 ETH

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys recurvata Ryding; Novon 9(1): 101 (1999)

species :

Coleus repens Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19(2-3): 213 (1894)

Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]

22 GHA GUI IVO LBR SIE 23 BIO CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus carnosus A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 125 (1909), nom. illeg.

= Coleus carnosus var. lamiifolius A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 518 (1920)

= Plectranthus epilithicus B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 60(1): 145 (2005), nom. nov.

= Solenostemon repens (Gürke) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 272 (1962)

species :

Coleus reticulatus A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 200 (1911 publ. 1912)

Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Togo; Benin; Nigeria

22 BEN GNB GUI IVO NGA SEN TOG

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus casamancicus A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 518 (1920), nomen, ex Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 291 (1931)

= Isodictyophorus chevalieri Briq.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 285 (1914 publ. 1917)

= Isodictyophorus reticulatus (A.Chev.) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 272 (1962)

= Plectranthus reticulatus (A.Chev.) B.J.Pollard; Kew Bull. 67(1): [1] (2012)

species :

Coleus rhodesianus (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 88 (2019)

Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Mozambique; Namibia (Caprivi Strip)

22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON GAB RWA ZAI 24 CHA SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ ZAM 27 NAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus englerastrum Roberty; Bull. Inst. Fondam. Afrique Noire, Sér. A, Sci. Nat. 16: 330 (1954)

= Englerastrum alstonianum Hutch. & Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 480 (1926)

= Englerastrum djalonense A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 126 (1909)

= Englerastrum hutchinsonianum Alston; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 298 (1926)

= Englerastrum rhodesianum N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 31 (1922)

= Englerastrum schlechteri Alston; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 297 (1926), nom. illeg., non. T. C. E. Fr.

= Englerastrum schweinfurthii Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 178 (1894), non Coleus schweinfurthii Vatke.

= Plectranthus djalonensis (A.Chev.) A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 286 (288) (2009)

= Plectranthus pilifer Chiov.; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1924: 44 (1924)

species :

Coleus robustus (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 89 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus henryi K.Ravik. & V.Lakshm.; Rheedea 9(1): 72 (1999)

= Anisochilus robustus Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 629 (1885)

species :

Coleus rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 1: 101, 119 (1905)

Distribution: Guinea; Burkina Faso; Togo; Benin; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Kenya; Zambia; Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Mauritius; India [c]; Sri Lanka; Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Philippines; Java; Moluccas

22 BEN BKN GUI TOG 23 BIO CAF CON GAB ZAI 25 KEN 26 ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ 29 MAU MDG 40 ind SRL 41 THA 42 JAW MLY MOL PHI SUM

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas parviflorus (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6: 51 (1999)

= Coleus dysentericus Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 10 (1894)

= Coleus pallidiflorus A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 124 (1909)

= Coleus parviflorus Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 72 (1848)

= Coleus rehmannii Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 1075 (1903)

= Coleus rotundifolius (Poir.) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 144 (2003), isonym

= Coleus rotundifolius var. nigra A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 520 (1920)

= Coleus rugosus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 15 (1830)

= Coleus salagensis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 220 (1894)

= Coleus ternatus (Sims) A.Chev.; Vég. Utiles Afrique Trop. Franç. 1: 109 (1905)

= Coleus tuberosus (Blume) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 59 (1833)

= Germanea rotundifolia Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2(2): 763 (1788)

= Majana tuberosa (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Nepeta madagascariensis Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 1: 712 (1785), non Coleus madagascariensis (Benth.) A. Chev

= Plectranthus coppinii Heckel; Rev. Cult. Colon. 8: 164 (1900)

= Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 690 (1825)

= Plectranthus ternatus Sims; Bot. Mag. t. 2460 (1824)

= Plectranthus tuberosus Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 838 (1826)

= Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir.) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 272 (1962)

species :

Coleus ruandensis (De Wild.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 90 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Malawi

23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 UGA 26 MLW

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys clinodon Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 405 (1932)

= Pycnostachys ruandensis De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 401 (1928)

species :

Coleus ruiziziensis Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 162 (2024)

Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; W-Burundi

23 ZAI

species :

Coleus rutenbergianus (Vatke) A.J.Paton & Phillipson; PhytoKeys 129: 90 (2019)

Distribution: Madagascar

29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus rutenbergianus Vatke; Abh. Naturwiss. Verein Bremen 9: 135 (1885)

= Solenostemon rutenbergianus (Vatke) Guillaumet & A.Cornet; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15(4): 524 (1976)

species :

Coleus sahyadricus (Smitha & Sunojk.) Smitha; PhytoKeys 129: 90 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus sahyadricus Smitha & Sunojk.; Phytotaxa 345(2): 166 (2018)

species :

Coleus sallyae (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 91 (2019)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus sallyae A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 275 (2009)

species :

Coleus sanguineus (Britten) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 91 (2019)

Distribution: Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique

26 MLW MOZ ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus sanguineus Britten; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 36 (1894)

species :

Coleus saxorum (J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn) Smitha; PhytoKeys 129: 91 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus saxorum J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn; Telopea 20: 187 (2017)

species :

Coleus scaber (Benth.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 91 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus scaber Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 81 (1848)

species :

Coleus scandens Gürke ex Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 51 (1894), et in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 221 (1894)

Distribution: Kenya; N-Tanzania

25 KEN TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Englerastrum scandens (Gürke) Alston; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 299 (1926)

= Plectranthus scandens (Gürke) R.H.Willemse; Blumea 25(2): 510 (1979)

species :

Coleus scebeli Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2 (1929)

Distribution: S-Somalia

24 SOM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus scebeli (Chiov.) Ryding; Kew Bull. 54(1): 125 (1999)

species :

Coleus schizophyllus (Baker) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 92 (2019)

Distribution: SW-Tanzania; Zambia; N-Malawi

25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas schizophyllus (Baker) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6: 51 (1999)

= Plectranthus schizophyllus Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 414 (1900)

species :

Coleus schliebenii (Mildr.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 92 (2019)

Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi

23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys schliebenii Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 405 (1932)

species :

Coleus scruposus A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 92 (2019) nom. nov.

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus congensis (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 35 (2019)

= Pycnostachys carigensis Gürke ex De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Ser. 4, 2: 135 (1913), nomen

= Pycnostachys congensis Gürke; Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 819 (1896)

= Pycnostachys kassneri De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 172 (1921), De Wild. in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41(2): 54 (1921), descr. ampl.

species :

Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 16 (1830)

Name: Coleo, Nazareno, Tocador, Vergilenza; Coleus; Jacob´s Coat (Trinidad & Tobago), Buntnessel (DE)

Distribution: Germany [I]; Guinea [I]; Benin [I]; Cameroon [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Georgia [Caucasus] [I]; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi); Taiwan; India [c]; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh [I]; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.); Moluccas; New Guinea; Bismarck Arch.; Solomon Isl.; Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland); New Caledonia [I]; Vanuatu; Rotuma Isl. [I]; Tonga [I]; Niue [I]; American Samoa [I] (Tutuila [I]); [Western] Samoa [I] (´Upolu [I]); Tokelau [I] (Swains Isl. [I]); Gilbert Isl. [I] (Tarawa [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Mangaia [I], Aitutaki [I], Ngaputoru Group [I], Palmerston [I], Manihiki [I], Rakahanga [I], Penrhyn [I], Nassau [I], Pukapuka [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Nuku Hiva [I], Ua Huka [I], Hiva Oa [I], Fatu Hiva [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Moorea [I]); Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea Isl. [I]); Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Takapoto Atoll [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Tubuai [I]); Palau [I] (Kayangl [I], Koror [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Rota [I]); Guam [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Yap [I], Faraulep [I], Ifalik [I], Satawal [I], Namoluk [I], Etal [I], Satawan [I], Nukuoro [I], Pohnpei [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Kwajalein [I], Jaluit [I]); Wake Isl. [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Mexico [I]; Belize [I]; Honduras [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Jamaica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I], Tortola [I]); Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia [I]; Isla Margarita [I]; Venezuela [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [c]

11 ger 22 ben gui 23 cmn 32 uzb 33 geo 36 CHI 38 TAI 40 ban ind SRL 41 MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS 60 asa gil nue nwc rot sam tok ton VAN 61 aui coo mrq sci tua 62 gum mic mrn mrs plu wak 78 usa 79 mex 80 blz cos hon 81 gdl his jam mar pue stv trt ven vir 82 clm ven 83 bol per

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas acuminatus (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5: 160 (1996)

= Calchas atropurpureus (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5: 160 (1997)

= Calchas crispipilus (Merr.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

= Calchas scutellarioides (L.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6(2): 51 (1999)

= Calchas scutellarioides var. angustifolia (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6(2): 51 (1999)

= Calchas scutellarioides var. crispipilus (Merr.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6(2): 51 (1999)

= Calchas scutellarioides var. limnophila (Benth.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6(2): 51 (1999)

= Coleus acuminatus Benth.; Linnaea 6: 81 (1831)

= Coleus atropurpureus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 16 (1830)

= Coleus atropurpureus var. densiflorus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 54 (1832)

= Coleus atropurpureus var. javanicus Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 74 (1848)

= Coleus atropurpureus var. ramosus Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 16 (1830)

= Coleus batemannii T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 377 (1868)

= Coleus bausei T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 377 (1868)

= Coleus bellotii Jacob-Makoy; Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 114: [94] (1870)

= Coleus berkeleyi T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 376 (1868)

= Coleus blancoi Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 79 (1848)

= Coleus blumei Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 56 (1832)

= Coleus blumei var. marshallii (T.Moore) Rothsch.; Pl. Feuill. Col. 2: 74, t. 37 (1869)

= Coleus blumei var. murrayi (T.Moore) Rothsch.; Pl. Feuill. Col. 2: 74 t. 37 (1869)

= Coleus blumei var. pectinatus C.Morren; Belgique Hort. 6: 99. t 18 (1856)

= Coleus blumei var. telfordii (McPhail ex H.Laurentius) Rothsch.; Pl. Feuill. Col. 2: 74 t. 37 (1869)

= Coleus blumei var. verschaffeltii (Lem.) Sved., Junell & Örtendahl; Index Sem. (Uppsala) 1928: 10 (1929)

= Coleus clarkei T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 377 (1868)

= Coleus crispipilus (Merr.) Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 382 (1910)

= Coleus dixii T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 376 (1868)

= Coleus eureka Anon.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 5: 808 (1889), nomen

= Coleus formosanus Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 22: 320 (1906)

= Coleus gaudichaudii Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 237 (1898)

= Coleus gibbsiae S.Moore; Fl. Arfak Mts. [Gibbs] 178 (1917)

= Coleus gibsonii J.J.Veitch; Gard. Chron. 1866: 432 (1866)

= Coleus grandifolius Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 53 (1833)

= Coleus grandifolius Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 482 (1837), nom. illeg. illeg.

= Coleus hendersonii Regel; Gartenflora 28: 244 (1879)

= Coleus hybridus Cobeau; Arch. Bot. (Forlì) 4: 35 (1928)

= Coleus igolotorum Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 236 (1898)

= Coleus ingratus (Blume) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 53 (1832)

= Coleus integrifolius Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2696 (1915)

= Coleus laciniatus (Blume) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 56 (1833)

= Coleus macranthus Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 234 (1906)

= Coleus macranthus var. crispipilus Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 1: suppl. 235 (1906)

= Coleus marmoratus W.Bull; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 133 (1864)

= Coleus marshallii T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 376 (1868)

= Coleus morletii Jacob-Makoy; Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 114: [94] (1870)

= Coleus multicolor J.H.Veitch ex Kellock; Gard. Chron., n. s. 7: 571 (1877)

= Coleus multiflorus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 55 (1833)

= Coleus murrayi T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 377 (1868)

= Coleus pictus Van Houtte; Nursery Cat. (Louis van Houtte) 177: Suppl. (1878-1879 publ. 1878)

= Coleus pubescens Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 432 (1909)

= Coleus pumilus Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 482 (1837)

= Coleus rehneltianus A.Berger; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54(Beibl. 120): 197 (1917)

= Coleus reveesii T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 377 (1868)

= Coleus ruckeri T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 376 (1868)

= Coleus saundersii T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 376 (1868)

= Coleus savannicola K.Schum.; Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 529 (1900)

= Coleus scottii T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 377 (1868)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. angustifolius Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 5: 80 (1870)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. blumei (Benth.) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 950 (1858)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. celebicus Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 950 (1858)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. crispipilus (Merr.) H.Keng; Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 24: 56 (1969)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. gibbsiae (S.Moore) Keng; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 58 (1969)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. gracilis Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 950 (1858)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. grandifolius (Benth.) Keng; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 58 (1969)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. ingratus (Blume) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 950 (1858)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. integrifolius (Elmer) Keng; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 58 (1969)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. laciniatus (Blume) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 950 (1858)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. laxus Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 5: 80 (1870)

= Coleus scutellarioides var. limnophilus Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 5: 80 (1870)

= Coleus secundiflorus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 55 (1833)

= Coleus telfordii McPhail ex H.Laurentius; Nursery Cat. (Laurentius´schen Gärtnerei) 40: 3 (1868)

= Coleus thomasii Jacob-Makoy; Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 114: [94] (1870)

= Coleus veitchii Dombrain; Floral Mag. (London) 6: t. 345 (1867)

= Coleus verschaffeltii Lem.; Ill. Hort. 8: t. 293 (1861)

= Coleus verschaffeltii var. marmoratus (W.Bull) André; Pl. Feuill. Ornem. 144 (1866)

= Coleus verschaffeltii var. splendens Anon.; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 5: 54 (1874)

= Coleus wilsonii T.Moore; Gard. Chron. 1868: 377 (1868)

= Coleus zschokkei Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 382 (1910)

= Germanea nudiflora Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 763 (1788)

= Majana acuminata (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana blancoi (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana grandifolia (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana multiflora (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana pumila (Blanco) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana scutellariodes (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana scutellarioides var. atropurpureus (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana scutellarioides var. blumei (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Majana secundiflora (Benth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Ocimum peltatum Schweig. ex Schrank; Denkschr. Bayer. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 55 (1822)

= Ocimum scutellarioides L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 2: 834 (1763)

= Perilla nankinensis Wender.; Linnaea 29: 726 (1859), non P. nankinensis (Lour.) Decne.

= Plectranthus aromaticus Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 45 (1814), nomen

= Plectranthus blumei (Benth.) Launert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 7: 301 (1968)

= Plectranthus ingratus Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 836 (1826)

= Plectranthus laciniatus Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 838 (1826)

= Plectranthus merrillii H.Keng; Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermatoph. 8(3): 391 (1978), nom. nov.

= Plectranthus nudiflorus (Poir.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3: 168 (1800)

= Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 506 (1810)

= Plectranthus scutellarioides Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 837 (1826), nom. illeg.

= Solenostemon blumei (Benth.) M.Gómez; Fl. Cuba [M.Gómez & Roig] 127 (1914)

= Solenostemon scutellarioides (L.) Codd; Bothalia 11: 439 (1975)

= Solenostemon verschaffeltii (Lem.) M.Gómez; Fl. Cuba [M.Gómez & Roig] 127 (1914)

= Stenogyne fauriei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 150 (1911)

species :

Coleus seretii De Wild.; Bol. Soc. Iber. Ci. Nat. 19: 122 (1920)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Ethiopia; Tanzania; NW-Madagascar

23 ZAI 24 ETH 25 TAN 29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas seretii (De Wild.) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6: 51 (1999)

= Plectranthus seretii (De Wild.) Vollesen; Opera Bot. 59: 84 (1980)

species :

Coleus serracafemaensis van Jaarsv. & Swanepoel; Haseltonia 31: 28 (2024)

Distribution: Angola

26 ANG

species :

Coleus sessilifolius (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 97 (2019)

Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique

26 MOZ ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus sessilifolius A.J.Paton; Fl. Zambes. 8(8): 281 (2013)

species :

Coleus shirensis Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 216 (1894)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas shirensis (Gürke) P.V.Heath; Calyx 6: 51 (1999)

= Coleus punctatus Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 291 (1895)

= Plectranthus shirensis (Gürke) A.J.Paton; SABONET Rep. Ser. 31: 189 (2005)

= Solenostemon shirensis (Gürke) Codd; Bothalia 11: 440 (1975)

= Solenostemon zambesiacus Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 421 (1900)

species :

Coleus shoolamudianus (Sunil & Naveen Kum.) Smitha & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 97 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus shoolamudianus Sunil & Naveen Kum.; Webbia 70(2): 217 (2015)

species :

Coleus socotranus (A.R.Sm.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 98 (2019)

Distribution: Soqotra

24 SOC

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus socotranus A.R.Sm.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 37(4): t. 3692 (1971)

species :

Coleus sphaerocephalus (Baker) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 98 (2019)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi

23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys kaessneri Perkins; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 73 (1921), nom. illeg.

= Pycnostachys perkinsii E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 587 (1939)

= Pycnostachys sphaerocephala Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 162 (1898)

= Pycnostachys whytei Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 383 (1900)

species :

Coleus splendens (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 99 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus splendens P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 9(2): 211 (2014)

species :

Coleus splendidus A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 122 (1909)

Distribution: Guinea

22 GUI

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus djalonensis A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 123 (1909)

= Coleus peulhorum var. violacea A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 124 (1909)

species :

Coleus stachyoides (Oliv.) E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 306 (1934)

Distribution: Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania

23 BUR CAF RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus cylindrostachys Robyns & Lebrun; Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 356 (1928)

= Plectranthus stachyoides Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 136 (1875)

species :

Coleus steenisii (H.Keng) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 99 (2019)

Distribution: E-Java

42 JAW

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus steenisii H.Keng; Gard. Bull. Singapore 24: 145 (1969)

species :

Coleus stenostachys (Baker) A.J.Paton & Phillipson; PhytoKeys 129: 100 (2019)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Botswana; Madagascar

23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM 27 BOT 29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys brevipetiolata De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 4: 394 (1928)

= Pycnostachys coerulea Hook.; Exot. Fl. 3: t. 202 (1826), non Coleus coeruleus Gürke

= Pycnostachys micrantha Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 345 (1895), non Coleus micranthus Maxim

= Pycnostachys stenostachys Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 380 (1900)

species :

Coleus strictipes (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 100 (2019)

Distribution: Angola

26 ANG

Synonyms: hidden

= Holostylon strictipes G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 161 (1931)

= Plectranthus strictipes (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton; Fl. Zambes. 8(8): 234 (2013)

species :

Coleus strobilifer (Roxb.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 100 (2019)

Distribution: China [I]; Nepal; India (almost throughout); Sri Lanka; Myanmar (Ayeyarwady, Magway, Mandalay); Thailand

36 chi 40 IND NEP SRL 41 MYA THA

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall. ex Benth.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1300 (1830)

= Anisochilus carnosus var. eriocephalus (Benth.) T.Cooke; Fl. Bombay 2: 450 (1908)

= Anisochilus carnosus var. glaber (Schrad.) Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 711 (1835)

= Anisochilus carnosus var. purpurascens Benth.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 2: 18 (1830)

= Anisochilus carnosus var. villosior Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 81 (1848)

= Anisochilus carnosus var. viridis Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 81 (1848)

= Anisochilus crassus Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 81 (1848)

= Anisochilus decussatus Dalzell & A.Gibson; Bombay Fl. [Dalzell & Gibson] 206 (1861)

= Anisochilus eriocephalus Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 81 (1848)

= Anisochilus glaber Schrad.; Index Sem. (Göttingen) 1833: 1 (1833)

= Anisochilus rupestris Wight ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 627 (1885)

= Lavandula carnosa L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 273 (1782) non Coleus carnosus Hassk.

= Plectranthus carnosus (L.f.) Sm.; Cycl. [A.Rees] 27: 7 (1814)

= Plectranthus dubius Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 691 (1825), nom. illeg.

= Plectranthus strobilifer Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 45 (1814), nomen

species :

Coleus stuhlmannii (Gürke) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 101 (2019)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique

23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys bequaertii De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 171 (1921), De Wild. in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41(2): 52 (1921), descr. ampl

= Pycnostachys longifolia De Wild.; Contr. Fl. Katanga 172 (1921), De Wild. in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41(2): 55 (1921)(descr. ampl.)

= Pycnostachys remotifolia Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 161 (1898)

= Pycnostachys stuhlmannii Gürke; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 345 (1895)

species :

Coleus suaveolens (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson; PhytoKeys 129: 102 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus suaveolens S.T.Blake; Contr. Queensland Herb. 9: 30 (1971)

species :

Coleus subspicatus Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 658 (1847)

Distribution: S-Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]

26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ

Synonyms: hidden

= Burnatastrum spicatum (E.Mey.) Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 358 (1897), non Coleus spicatus Benth

= Plectranthus spicatus E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 230 (1838)

= Plectranthus subspicatus Hochst.; Flora 28: 67 (1845)

species :

Coleus succulentus Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 646 (1907)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; N-Tanzania; Saudi Arabia

23 ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 35 SAU

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus pseudomarrubioides R.H.Willemse; Kew Bull. 40(1): 93 (1985), nom. nov.

species :

Coleus suffruticosus (Wight) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 102 (2019)

Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus suffruticosus Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 4(1): 1437 (1849)

species :

Coleus sylvestris (Gürke) A.J.Paton & Phillipson; PhytoKeys 129: 103 (2019)

Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Madagascar

22 NGA 23 BUR CMN RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM 29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus ferrugineus Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 77 (1943)

= Coleus ruwenzoriensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 427 (1900)

= Coleus subulatus Robyns; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 76 (1943)

= Plectranthus bosseri Hedge; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 175: 214 (1998)

= Plectranthus chiradzulensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 412 (1900)

= Plectranthus ferrugineus (Robyns) Troupin & Ayob.; Fl. Rwanda 3: 336 (1985), nom. inval.

= Plectranthus sylvestris Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 205 (1894)

species :

Coleus tenuicaulis Hook.f.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 211 (1864)

Distribution: Guinea; Mali; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi

22 BEN GUI MLI NGA 23 CMN ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus andongensis (Hiern) G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 158 (1931)

= Coleus concinnus (Hiern) Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 443 (1900)

= Coleus cunenensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 443 (1900)

= Coleus drymophilus G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 160 (1931)

= Coleus herbaceus (Briq.) G.Taylor; J. Bot. 69(Suppl. 2): 158 (1931)

= Coleus mechowianus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 183 (1894) (tentative synonym)

= Coleus membranaceus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 182 (1894)

= Coleus montanus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 218 (1894), nom. illeg., non Coleus montanus Hochst. ex Ces.

= Coleus peulhorum A.Chev.; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 123 (1909)

= Germanea andongensis Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 862 (1900)

= Germanea concinna Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 861 (1900)

= Germanea concinna var. albiflora Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 862 (1900)

= Germanea concinna var. caerulea Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 862 (1900)

= Germanea herbacea (Briq.) Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 861 (1900)

= Majana tenuicaulis (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891)

= Plectranthus andongensis (Hiern) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 28(1): 486 (1902)

= Plectranthus concinnus (Hiern) K.Schum.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 28(1): 486 (1902)

= Plectranthus herbaceus Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 179 (1894)

= Plectranthus minimus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 205 (1894)

= Plectranthus peulhorum (A.Chev.) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 268 (1962)

= Plectranthus tenuicaulis (Hook.f.) J.K.Morton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 268 (1962)

species :

Coleus tetradenifolius (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 104 (2019)

Distribution: Cameroon; South Sudan; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania

23 CMN ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus tetradenifolius A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 304 (2009)

species :

Coleus tetragonus (Gürke) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 106 (1929)

Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo); Eswatini [Swaziland]

25 KEN TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus melanocarpus (Gürke) Robyns & Lebrun; Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Sér. B, 49: 106 (1929)

= Englerastrum biflorum (Baker) T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 73 (1924)

= Englerastrum melanocarpum (Gürke) T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 71 (1924)

= Englerastrum tetragonum (Gürke) T.C.E.Fr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 73 (1924)

= Plectranthus biflorus Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 402 (1900)

= Plectranthus dekindtianus De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 2: 135 (1913)

= Plectranthus melanocarpus Gürke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 210 (1894)

= Plectranthus tetragonus Gürke ex Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 37 (1894), et in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 209 (1894)

species :

Coleus thalassoscopicus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 105 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus thalassoscopicus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 4(4): 653 (1997)

species :

Coleus thyrsoideus Baker; Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 23: 79 (1898), et Bot. Mag. 125: t. 7672 (1899)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe

23 ZAI 26 MLW ZAM ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus thyrsoideus (Baker) B.Mathew; Kew Bull. 31: 174 (1976)

species :

Coleus togoensis (Perkins) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 105 (2019)

Distribution: Ghana; Togo; SW-Chad; South Sudan; Tanzania

22 GHA TOG 24 CHA SSU 25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys schweinfurthii Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 191 (1894), non Coleus schweinfurthii Vatke

= Pycnostachys togoensis Perkins; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 69 (1921)

species :

Coleus tomentifolius (Suddee) Suddee; PhytoKeys 129: 106 (2019)

Distribution: +peninsular Thailand

41 THA

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus tomentifolius Suddee; Kew Bull. 59(3): 393 (2004)

species :

Coleus torrenticola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 106 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus torrenticola P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 3(4): 729 (1992)

species :

Coleus triangularis (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 106 (2019)

Distribution: SE-Kenya; E-Tanzania

25 KEN TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus triangularis A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 313 (2009)

species :

Coleus trullatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 106 (2019)

Distribution: Tanzania

25 TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus trullatus A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 315 (2009)

species :

Coleus umbrosus Vatke; Linnaea 43: 91 (1881)

Distribution: Kenya; N-Tanzania

25 KEN TAN

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus tricholobus Gürke; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 62 (1894)

= Pycnostachys umbrosa (Vatke) Perkins; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 77 (1921)

species :

Coleus unguentarius (Codd) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 107 (2019)

Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]

27 NAM SAF SWZ

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus unguentarius Codd; Bothalia 11(4): 387 (1975)

species :

Coleus urticifolius Benth.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 12: 78 (1848)

Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus beddomei Raizada; Indian Forester 84: 503 (1958), et 93: 755 (1967)

= Plectranthus urticifolius (Benth.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 622 (1885), nom. illeg.

species :

Coleus velutinus (Trimen) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 107 (2019)

Distribution: Sri Lanka

40 SRL

Synonyms: hidden

= Anisochilus suffruticosus Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 238 (1860), nom. illeg.

= Anisochilus velutinus Trimen; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 377 (1895)

species :

Coleus venteri (van Jaarsv. & L.Hankey) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 107 (2019)

Distribution: S-Zimbabwe; South Africa (Limpopo)

26 ZIM 27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus venteri van Jaarsv. & Hankey; Aloe 34(1-2): 40 (1997)

species :

Coleus ventosus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 108 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus ventosus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 9(3): 435 (2015)

species :

Coleus venustus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 108 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus venustus P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 8(3): 401 (2011)

species :

Coleus verticillatus (Baker) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 108 (2019)

Distribution: W-Tanzania; Zambia

25 TAN 26 ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Pycnostachys verticillata Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 71 (1895)

species :

Coleus vettiveroides Jacob; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 42: 320 (1941)

Distribution: S-India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)

40 IND

Synonyms: hidden

= Coleus osmirrhizon Elliot; Fl. Andhrica 105 (1859) nom. inval.

= Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) N.P.Singh & B.D.Sharma; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79(3): 712 (1982 publ. 1983)

species :

Coleus veyretiae (Guillaumet & A.Cornet) A.J.Paton & Phillipson; PhytoKeys 129: 109 (2019)

Distribution: Madagascar

29 MDG

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus veyretiae (Guillaumet & A.Cornet) Hedge; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 175: 226 (1998)

= Solenostemon veyretiae Guillaumet & A.Cornet; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 15(4): 526 (1976)

species :

Coleus villosus (Forssk.) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 109 (2019)

Distribution: Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (W-Yemen)

35 SAU YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Ocimum villosum Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 115: No. 369 (1775) (non P. villosus Sieber ex Benth. (1832))

= Plectranthus arabicus E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 324 (1935), non Coleus arabicus Benth.

= Plectranthus villosus (Forssk.) E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 324 (1935), nom. illeg.

species :

Coleus wallamanensis (T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.; PhytoKeys 129: 109 (2019)

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

50 AUS

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus wallamanensis T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.; Austral. Syst. Bot. 31: 443 (2018)

species :

Coleus welwitschii Briq.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 185 (1894)

Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe

23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG ZIM

Synonyms: hidden

= Calchas betonicoides (Baker ex Hiern) P.V.Heath; Calyx 5(4): 160 (1997)

= Coleus betonicoides Baker ex Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 866 (1898)

= Coleus dupuisii Briq.; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 70 (1898)

= Coleus laurentii De Wild.; Bol. Soc. Iber. Ci. Nat. 19: 121 (1920)

= Coleus marquesii Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 239 (1898)

= Coleus newtonii Briq.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 6: 826 (1906)

= Coleus thyrsiflorus Lebrun & L.Touss.; Expl. Parc Nat. Kagera, Miss. J. Lebrun 1: 120 (1948)

= Plectranthus dupuisii (Briq.) A.J.Paton; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lam. 329 (2009)

= Plectranthus microphyllus Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 410 (1900) non Gürke

= Plectranthus porpeodon Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 525 (1900)

= Solenostemon porpeodon (Baker) J.K.Morton; Novon 8(3): 266 (1998)

= Solenostemon thyrsiflorum (Lebrun & Touss.) Troupin; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 55(1-2): 299 (1985), isonym

= Solenostemon thyrsiflorus (Lebrun & Touss.) Vollesen; Opera Bot. 59: 85 (1980)

species :

Coleus xanthanthus C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 241 (1965)

Distribution: China (Yunnan)

36 CHI

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus xanthanthus (C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang) S.S.Ying; New Taxa New Names 2: 234 (2022)

species :

Coleus xerophilus (Codd) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 110 (2019)

Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)

27 SAF

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus xerophilus Codd; Bothalia 11(3): 282 (1974)

species :

Coleus xylopodus (Lukhoba & A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 111 (2019)

Distribution: S-Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya

24 ETH 25 KEN UGA

Synonyms: hidden

= Ocimum cinereum R.Br.; Voy. Abyss. [Salt] App. 64 (1814), nomen

= Plectranthus xylopodus Lukhoba & A.J.Paton; Kew Bull. 55(4): 960 (2000)

species :

Coleus yemenensis A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 129: 111 (2019), nom. nov.

Distribution: Yemen (W-Yemen)

35 YEM

Synonyms: hidden

= Ocimum gratissimum Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 110 (1775), nom. illeg.

= Plectranthus ovatus Benth.; Labiat. Gen. Spec. [Bentham] 709 (1834), non Coleus ovatus Benth.

species :

Coleus zigzag Meerts & A.J.Paton; PhytoKeys 246: 173 (2024)

Distribution: NE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; W-Uganda

23 ZAI 25 UGA

species :

Coleus zombensis (Baker) Mwany.; PhytoKeys 129: 111 (2019)

Distribution: S-Malawi

26 MLW

Synonyms: hidden

= Plectranthus lastii Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 403 (1900)

= Plectranthus zombensis Baker; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 402 (1900)

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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World

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Covering 357,753 accepted species,
8,806 hybrids, 48,075 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,004,944 synonyms,
**in total 1,419,578* names**

[about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus*" are deliberately omitted]

With complete, detailed distribution data (countries and regions) and literature references

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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World

Version 25.11 (Nov. 11th, 2025)

Covering 357,753 accepted species,8,806 hybrids, 48,075 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,004,944 synonyms,in total 1,419,578* names

[*about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus" are deliberately omitted]

With complete, detailed distribution data (countries and regions) and literature references

Arranged in linear phylogenetic sequence reflecting true relationships

Fully searchable and continously updated

With 38,209 pictures of 15,787 species

Assembled through 40 years independently from other databases

In cooperation with Catalogue of Life

Covering 357,753 accepted species,
8,806 hybrids, 48,075 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,004,944 synonyms,
**in total 1,419,578* names**

[about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus*" are deliberately omitted]