Coleus Lour.

Description of the genus

Worldwide: 294 species in the Old World tropics and subtropics.

Rwanda: 23 taxa.

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SpeciesContent
alpinus Vatke
autranii Briq.Description, Image
barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don [Agg]
bojeri Benth.Description, Image
caninus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Vatke [Agg]
cylindraceus (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton
efoliatus De Wild.Description, Image
eminii (Gürke) A.J.Paton
erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr.) A.J.Paton
goetzenii (Gürke) A.J.Paton [NrEnd]Image
guerkei (Briq.) A.J.PatonDescription, Image
hadiensis (Forssk.) A.J.PatonDescription, Image
lactiflorus Vatke
lanuginosus Hochst. ex Benth.Description, Image
maculosus (Lam.) A.J.Paton subsp. edulis (Vatke) A.J.Paton
maculosus (Lam.) A.J.Paton subsp. maculosus
melleri (Baker) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
meyeri (Gürke) A.J.Paton
neochilus (Schltr.) CoddDescription, Image
rhodesianum (N.E.Br.) A.J.PatonDescription, Image
stachyoides (Oliv.) E.A.Bruce
sylvestris (Gürke) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
welwitschii Briq.

Other sources of information about Coleus:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Coleus
Flora of Burundi: Coleus
Flora of Caprivi: Coleus
Flora of the DRC: Coleus
Flora of Malawi: Coleus
Flora of Mozambique: Coleus
Flora of Zambia: Coleus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Coleus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Coleus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Coleus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Coleus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Coleus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Coleus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Coleus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Coleus
JSTOR Plant Science: Coleus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Coleus
Plants of the World Online: Coleus
Tropicos: Coleus
Wikipedia: Coleus

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The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: Genus page: Coleus.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2577, retrieved 17 September 2026

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