| Coleus comosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Coleus |
| Species: | C. comosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleus comosus Hochst. ex Gürke1
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| Synonyms12 | |
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Coleus comosus, synonym Plectranthus ornatus, is a flowering plant from the mint family Lamiaceae, native to eastern Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda).1
A plant sold under the name "Coleus canina" or "scaredy cat plant" is supposed to scare off cats and dogs. An attempt to register "Coleus canina" to receive plant variety protection failed as it was considered to be only a clone of Coleus comosus.3
References
References
- "Coleus comosus Hochst. ex Gürke", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-05-13
- Paton, Alan J.; Mwanyambo, Montfort; Govaerts, Rafaël H.A.; Smitha, Kokkaraniyil; Suddee, Somran; Phillipson, Peter B.; Wilson, Trevor C.; Forster, Paul I. & Culham, Alastair (2019), "Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera", PhytoKeys (129): 1–158, doi:10.3897/phytokeys.129.34988, PMC 6717120, PMID 31523157
- Winkler, Ullrich (2004), Aktenzeichen A 003/2004 (PDF) (in German and English), European Union Community Plant Variety Office, retrieved 2020-08-01