Coleus Lour.

Description of the genus

Comment: The reinstated genus Coleus now includes many species formerly in Plectranthus.

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

DRC: 3 taxa.

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Species	Botanical divisions	Content
barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don [Agg]
goetzenii (Gürke) A.J.Paton [NrEnd]	IX	Image
monostachyus (P.Beauv.) A.J.Paton subsp. monostachyus

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Flora of Angola: Coleus
Flora of Angola: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Botswana: Coleus
Flora of Botswana: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Burundi: Coleus
Flora of Burundi: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Caprivi: Coleus
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Coleus
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Kenya: Coleus
Flora of Kenya: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Malawi: Coleus
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Mozambique: Coleus
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Rwanda: Coleus
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Tanzania: Coleus
Flora of Tanzania: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Uganda: Coleus
Flora of Uganda: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Zambia: Coleus
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Coleus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Coleus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Coleus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Coleus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Coleus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Coleus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Coleus
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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