Plectranthus


(Images by (Bhagyashri Ranade – Id by Gurcharan Singh & Vijayasankar Raman), Alka KhareGiby Kuriakose, (For more photos & complete details, click on the links, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Plectranthus barbatus Andrews (Wild & Cultivated) 

(Images by Dinesh Valke, (For more photos & complete details, click on the link, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Plectranthus prostratus Gürke (Cultivated) (Images by (Ananta Borah – Id by Aarti Khale) & (Aarti Khale – Id by Dan Rhoads), (For more photos & complete details, click on the links, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng. (Images by Santhan P & (Aarti Khale – Id by Pudji Widodo), (For more photos & complete details, click on the links, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Plectranthus verticillatus (L.f.) Druce (Cultivated) (Images by Satish Phadke – Id by Tanay Bose, (For more photos & complete details, click on the links), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) N.P.Singh & B.D.Sharma (Images by Santhan P)

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Discoveries 2017: Three new species of Plectranthus (Lamiaceae) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – Plectranthus – 3 new sp.pdf- 1 MB.


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Three new species of Plectranthus (Lamiaceae) from south Western Ghats, India : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- Plectranthus sp. nov.-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf- 3 MB.
Please find attached a PDF of a recently published paper as above which may be found useful.
Authors- Jose Mathew, Regy Yohannan, Barry J Conn, Telopea Vol 20 (2017)
Abstract- Three new species of Plectranthus (Lamiaceae) from south Western Ghats are here recognised for the first time, viz., Plectranthus petricola J.Mathew & B.J.Conn, Plectranthus idukkianus J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn and Plectranthus saxorum J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn. Taxonomic descriptions, morphological differences to their allied taxa and colour photographs are provided to facilitate easy identification in the field.
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.ShrubWestern Ghats,
Dry Deciduous Forests, Cultivated in Plains
Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Kanniya kumari, Nilgiri, Theni, Tirunelveli, Virudhu nagar
Plectranthus barbatus Andr.HerbPlains,
Cultivated Commer cially in many
Localities
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Madurai, Salem, Theni
Plectranthus bishopianus GambleUnder shrubWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
Dindigul 
Plectranthus bourneae GambleUnder shrubWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
Dindigul,
Nilgiri
 
Plectranthus caninus RothHerbPlains,
Dry Localities
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983
Coimbatore,
Dharma puri, Dindigul, Nilgiri,   Salem,
Theni, Viluppuram
 
Plectranthus coleoides Benth. (syn. of Plectranthus glabratus (Benth.) Alston)HerbWestern
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous to Evergreen Forests
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Coimbatore,
Kanniya kumari, Dindigul,  Nilgiri,
Salem
Plectranthus deccanicus Briq.Under shrubWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Moist Localities
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Nilgiri
 
Plectranthus malabaricus (Benth.) WillemseHerbWestern
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Coimbatore,
Kanniya kumari, Dindigul,  Nilgiri,  Theni, Tiruchchira ppalli, Tirunelveli
 
Plectranthus mollis (Ait.) Spreng.HerbWestern
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous to Evergreen Forests, Grasslands
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983
Coimbatore,
Dharma puri, Dindigul,  Madurai,  Nilgiri, Salem, Tiruvanna malai,
Viluppuram 
 
Plectranthus rivularis Wight ex Hook.f.HerbWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921, Mukerjee 1940
Coimbatore,
Nilgiri
 
Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng.HerbWestern
Ghats, Cultivated
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
Dindigul, Madurai , Nilgiri, Salem 
Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br.HerbPlains
to  High Altitude,  Cultivated, Native of Malaysian Region
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
All
districts
 
Plectranthus stocksii Hook.f.HerbWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests 
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Nilgiri 
Plectranthus subincisus Benth.HerbWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
Dindigul,
Tirunelveli
 
Plectranthus urticifolius Hook.f.HerbWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
Dindigul, Tirunelveli 
Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) Singh
& Sharma 
HerbPlains,
Cultivated
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Thanjavur

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FRLHT Indian Medicinal Plants Nomenclature Database with images/ herbarium, distribution, local names etc. :

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 11.1.14: 

Botanical nameSynonymsFamilyCommon name
Plectranthus amboinicus Coleus amboinicus, Coleus aromaticus, Plectranthus aromaticusLamiaceae Cuban Oregano
Plectranthus barbatus Coleus barbatus, Coleus forskohlii, Plectranthus forskohliiLamiaceae Indian Coleus
Plectranthus mollis Plectranthus incanus, Plectranthus cordifoliaLamiaceae Soft-Stem Mintleaf
Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’ Lamiaceae Mona Lavender
Plectranthus prostratus Lamiaceae Succulent Swedish Ivy
Plectranthus rotundifolius Coleus rotundifolius, Plectranthus tuberosus, Coleus parviflorusLamiaceae Chinese Potato
Plectranthus zuluensis Lamiaceae Zulu Spurflower

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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett
Plectranthus bourneae Gamble- Tamilnadu &
Plectranthus deccanicus Briq.- Tamilnadu

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An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)- Details-
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Plectranthus coleoides Benth. is a synonym of Plectranthus glabratus (Benth.) Alston,
Plectranthus mollis,
Plectranthus wightii Benth.is a synonym of Isodon wightii (Benth.) H.Hara

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Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (2004)- Detail with Keys
Plectranthus stocksii Hook.f.is a synonym of Isodon lophanthoides var. lophanthoides,
Plectranthus nigrescens Benth.is a synonym of Isodon nigrescens (Benth.) H.Hara

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Flora of Ranga Reddi District Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, M. Silar Mohammed (2000)- Detail with keys

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Medicinal Plants in Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah (2002)- Details-

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Plectranthus macranthus Hook.f.is a synonym of Siphocranion macranthum (Hook.f.) C.Y.Wu,
Plectranthus mollis,
Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) N.P.Singh & B.D.Sharma

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Isodon & Plectranthus : 1 post by 1 author.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Isodon & Plectranthus

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other databases/ books.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

Any comments are welcome.


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Re: completed insertion of images of identified species of Plectranthus : 1 post by 1 author.
Some species were done by other members

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Pl. go through Plectranthus page (Lamiaceae) with  images of species in efloraofindia (done by …).

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.
If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), it will be really nice. Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.


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Pl. go through Isodon & Plectranthus (Lamiaceae‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎) page with images of species in efloraofindia.

If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really nice.


Updated on December 24, 2024

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