Coleus australis
Appearance
Coleus australis | |
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At Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Coleus |
Species: | C. australis
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Binomial name | |
Coleus australis (R.Br.) A.J.Paton
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Coleus australis, synonyms Plectranthus australis and Plectranthus parviflorus,[1] known as little spurflower[2] or cockspur flower, is a shrub, occurring in Hawaii,[3] Polynesia and Australia. Non aromatic, between 10 and 70 cm high. The habitat is shady moist areas, including eucalyptus forest and rainforest. A widespread species, in rocky areas and beside streams. Attractive blue and white flowers may occur throughout the year.
Uses
An ornamental plant.
References
- ^ a b 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.
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: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Plectranthus parviflorus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Plectranthus parviflorus ('Ala 'ala wai nui wahine)".
- "Plectranthus parviflorus". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-01-25.