Taxon:  Coleus maculosus (Lam.) A. J. Paton subsp. edulis (Vatke) A. J. Paton



Summary
Genus:
Coleus
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Ocimeae
Subtribe:
Plectranthinae
Nomen number:
492448
Place of publication:
PhytoKeys 129:69.  2019
Verified:
03/23/2021 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Coleus maculosus (Lam.) A. J. Paton (0 active accession[s])
Coleus maculosus (Lam.) A. J. Paton subsp. maculosus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Coleus edulis Vatke

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Plectranthus edulis (Vatke) Agnew
Plectranthus punctatus (L. f.) LʼHér. subsp. edulis (Vatke) A. J. Paton

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Coleus tuberosus A. Rich.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Paton, A. et al. 2019. Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera. PhytoKeys 129:1-158.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
GermanGala-Kartoffel as Plectranthus edulis2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: as Plectranthus edulis
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia

Reference(s)
  1. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  2. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  3. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetableas Plectranthus edulisHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: as Plectranthus edulis
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=492448. Accessed 12 May 2026.