Coleus comosus

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Coleus comosus
Plectranthus ornatus 01.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Coleus
Species:
C. comosus
Binomial name
Coleus comosus
Hochst. ex Gürke [1]
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Plectranthus ornatusCodd

Coleus comosus, synonym Plectranthus ornatus, is a flowering plant from the mint family Lamiaceae, native to eastern Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda). [1]

A plant sold under the name "Coleus canina" or "scaredy cat plant" is supposed to scare off cats and dogs. An attempt to register "Coleus canina" to receive plant variety protection failed as it was considered to be only a clone of Coleus comosus. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Coleus comosus Hochst. ex Gürke", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-05-13
  2. Paton, Alan J.; Mwanyambo, Montfort; Govaerts, Rafaël 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): 1–158, doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.129.34988 , PMC   6717120 , PMID   31523157
  3. Winkler, Ullrich (2004), Aktenzeichen A 003/2004 (PDF) (in German and English), European Union Community Plant Variety Office, retrieved 2020-08-01