Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Eritrea to Tanzania. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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How to identify Succulent Swedish Ivy
Identify Succulent Swedish Ivy by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Trailing groundcover habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Assam, Uttar Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Succulent Swedish Ivy.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coleus prostratus
- Genus
- Coleus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Assam, Uttar Pradesh
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Succulent Swedish Ivy itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Succulent Swedish Ivy itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Succulent Swedish Ivy
Succulent Swedish Ivy (Coleus prostratus) belongs to the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Assam and Uttar Pradesh.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Succulent Swedish Ivy belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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