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Plectranthus caninus Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 279 1821. (Syn: Coleus caninus (Roth) Vatke; Coleus flavovirens Gürke; Coleus heynei Benth.; Coleus omahekensis Dinter; Coleus pachyphyllus Gürke; Coleus spicatus Benth.; Coleus spicatus var. rondinella Spreng.; Germanea crassifolia Poir.; Majana canina (Roth) Kuntze; Majana spicata (Benth.) Kuntze; Ocimum monadelphum R.Br. ex Roth; Plectranthus monadelphus (R.Br. ex Roth) Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.);
Acanthaceae for id 301209MK1 – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Please id this Acanthaceae member; local people use the crushed leaf (sap) as soap.
Location: Satyamangalam Scrub forest floor
Date: 10 Dec 2009
Also this has succulent leaves. Attachments (2)
I think this is Plectranthus caninus (Lamiaceae), a strong-smelling succulent herb.
Attached picture shows the inflorescence of Plectranthus sp. Attachments (1)
Pl. confirm the sp. id of the Images attached Is it Coleus forskohlii? or any other sp.
Location: Bahavani Sagar Dam, Sathy, Erode Dist.
Date: 26.12.2011
Habitat: Urban,Road side
Habit: Herb Possibly Plectranthus amboinicus. But the vegetative characters are not clear. Therefore, please check all the characters (veg. and floral) for correct ID. Please mention the size of leaves; because it (vegetative) appears like P.amboniacus.
This herb is Plectranthus caninus of Lamiaceae.
Please check the previous discussion here
I think … is correct with Plectranthus caninus. Please check it. The size of the leaf is 2-2.5 inch. I don’t have the close up of leaves picture.
Plectranthus caninus Roth : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. Plectranthus caninus Roth (= Coleus caninus (Roth.) Vatke); Fam- Lamiaceae
29/12/2013, Gopachandram, Hosur, Krishnagiri DT, Tamilnadu
succulent aromatic herb
ANNOV07/07 Plectranthus caninus Roth (syn. Coleus caninus (Roth) Vatke) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6) Family: Lamiaceae
Date: 31st October 2015 Place: Bangalore, Karnataka Habit: Succulent herb near a water body Habitat: Scrub forest Key and description.
TSP-MAY2016-52-380:Plectranthus caninus (Acanthaceae) : 3 posts by 2 authors. It is my pleasure to present few images of Plectranthus caninus (Acanthaceae) Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=2434&cat=1 Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Scaredy%20Cat%20Plant.html Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild, wasteland Sighting: Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl Date: 15-12-2014, 08-11-2015 and 25-12-2015 Beautiful! Small correction sir- it belongs to Lamiaceae.
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