Coleus amboinicus Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 372. 1790

Paton, Alan J., Mwanyambo, Montfort, Govaerts, Rafael H. A., Smitha, Kokkaraniyil, Suddee, Somran, Phillipson, Peter B., Wilson, Trevor C., Forster, Paul I. & Culham, Alastair, 2019, Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera, PhytoKeys 129, pp. 1-158 : 13-14

Coleus amboinicus Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 372. 1790 Fig. 4B

Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 690. 1825.

Majana amboinica (Lour.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524. 1891. Type: Rumphius plate in Herb. Amb. 5, t. 102/2. 1750 (lectotype: illustration, designated by Cramer (1978); epitype, designated by Suddee et al. (2004) and based on the choice of a representative specimen selected by Launert (1968): Thailand, Pai District: Mae Hong Son, 25 May 1921, Kerr s.n. (epitype: BM).

Ocimum vaalae Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 111. 1775., nom. rej.

Coleus vaalae (Forssk.) Deflers, Rev. Egypt: 423. 1894.

Coleus aromaticus Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 16. 1830. Type: India, Patna, Buchanan-Hamilton Wall. Cat. 2730B (syntypes: K-W (K001116968, K001116969).

Coleus crassifolius Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 15. 1830. Type: India, Dindygul, Herb. Wight s.n. in Wall. Cat. 2731 (syntypes: BM, K (K000820149, K (K000820151); K-W (K001116970).

Coleus suganda Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 483. 1837.

Majana suganda (Blanco) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524. 1891. Type: Philippines, Luzon, Maragondong, Cavite Province, Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 129 (neotype, designated by Suddee et al. (2004): K). Blanco’s specimens have not been traced and are believed destroyed.

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

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

Coleus suborbicularis Zoll. & Moritzi, Syst. Verz.: 4. 1846., nom. illeg. Type: Indonesia, Zollinger 1950 (holotype: G-DC; isotypes: A, P, S).

Coleus amboinicus var. violaceus Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 210. 1894. Type: Tanzania, Moshi District: Lake Chala, Volkens 321 (syntypes: B destroyed, BM, K) & Pangani R. ford, Volkens 487 (syntypes: B, destroyed, BM, K).

Coleus subfrutectosus Summerh., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 392. 1928. Type: Seychelles, Mahé, Botanical Station, Dupont 204 (holotype: K).

Distribution.

Kenya to South Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India.

Figures

Figure 4. Species of Coleus 1. A Coleus anamudianus (Photo: K. Smitha) B C. amboinicus (Photo: Neil Crouch) C C. barbatus (Photo: Neil Crouch) D C. bracteatus (Photo: Witawat Keiwbang) E C. harmandii (Photo: Thamarat Phutthai).