Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 483. 1830 Fig. 4C

Plectranthus barbatus Andrews, Bot. Repos. 10: t. 594. 1810. Type: Illustration of cultivated material in Bot. Rep. 9, t. 594. 1809., (lectotype: illustration cited above; Eritrea, Dekemehare, Colville 47 (epitype: K, designated by Ryding (1999)).

Coleus forskalaei auct., non Briq.

Distribution.

Eritrea to East and Central Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent to SC. China. Widely cultivated.

Notes.

The name Coleus forskalaei or forskohlii has been often used incorrectly for this species.