✿Lamiaceae · Plectranthus

Coleus

Plectranthus scutellarioides

ShrubMedicinal

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Flowering: Throughout the year

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides
Genus: Plectranthus
Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: Shrub
Native to: Malesia
Distribution: Now widely grown in the tropics
Found in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Flowering & fruiting: Throughout the year
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Bilateral
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Nutlets

Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Malayalam: തിരുഹൃദയച്ചെടി

About Coleus

Coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides) is a shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Mint/Sage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, verticillaster (whorled cymes) flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. Native to Malesia, it is distributed across Now widely grown in the tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.

Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Coleus belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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