List of Coleus species

Paton et al. (2019) list the following species of Coleus (around 300), many transferred from Plectranthus. , Plants of the World Online listed 301 accepted species.

A

 * Coleus abyssinicus (Fresen.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus acariformis (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus achankoviliensis Smitha & A.J.Paton
 * Coleus actites (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus adenanthus (Dalzell & A.Gibson) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus adenophorus (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus aegyptiacus (Forssk.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus affinis (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus albicalyx (Suddee) Suddee
 * Coleus aliciae (Codd) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus alloplectus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
 * Coleus alpinus Vatke
 * Coleus altanmouiensis (T.C.Wilson, P.I.Forst. & M.A.M.Renner) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus amboinicus Lour.
 * Coleus amicorum (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
 * Coleus amiculatus (T.C.Wilson, P.I.Forst. & M.A.M.Renner) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus amoenus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus anamudianus (Smitha & Sunojk.) Smitha
 * Coleus angolensis (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus angulatus (Hedge) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
 * Coleus anthonyi Jebin Joseph & J.Mathew
 * Coleus apoensis Elmer
 * Coleus apreptus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
 * Coleus apricus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus arabicus Benth.
 * Coleus arenicola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus argentatus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
 * Coleus argenteus (Gamble) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus argentifolius (Ryding) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus articulatus (I.M.Johnst.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus ater A.J.Paton
 * Coleus auriglandulosus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus australis (R.Br.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus autranii Briq.

B

 * Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don
 * Coleus bariensis (Ryding) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus batesii (Baker) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus batianoffii (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus bellus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus betonicifolius (Baker) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus bifidus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus bipartitus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus bishopianus (Gamble) Smitha & A.J.Paton
 * Coleus blakei (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus bojeri Benth.
 * Coleus bolavenensis Suddee, Tagane & Rueangr.
 * Coleus botryosus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus bourneae (Gamble) Smitha & A.J.Paton
 * Coleus bracteatus Dunn
 * Coleus brazzavillensis A.Chev.
 * Coleus buchananii (Baker) Brenan
 * Coleus burorum Chiov.

C

 * Coleus caillei A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
 * Coleus calaminthoides (Baker) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus calcicola Murata
 * Coleus caldericola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus calycinus (Benth.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus cambodianus (Murata) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus caninus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Vatke
 * Coleus carnosifolius (Hemsl.) Dunn
 * Coleus cataractarum (B.J.Pollard) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus caudatus (S.Moore) E.Downes & I.Darbysh.
 * Coleus celsus A.J.Paton
 * Coleus centraliafricanus A.J.Paton
 * Coleus chevalieri Briq.
 * Coleus ciliatus (Bramley) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus circinnatus (Hedge) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
 * Coleus coeruleus Gürke
 * Coleus comosus Hochst. ex Gürke
 * Coleus confertiflorus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus congensis (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus congestus (R.Br.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus conglomeratus (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun
 * Coleus crassus (N.E.Br.) Culham
 * Coleus cremnus (B.J.Conn) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus cucullatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus cuneatus Baker f.
 * Coleus cyanophyllus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus cylindraceus (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton

D

 * Coleus daviesii E.A.Bruce
 * Coleus decimus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus decurrens Gürke
 * Coleus deflexifolius (Baker) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus defoliatus (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus densus (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus descampsii (Briq.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus dewildemanianus (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus dichotomus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus dinteri (Briq.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus dissitiflorus Gürke
 * Coleus divaricatus A.J.Paton
 * Coleus diversus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
 * Coleus dolichopodus (Briq.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus dumicola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus dysophylloides (Benth.) A.J.Paton

E

 * Coleus efoliatus De Wild.
 * Coleus elliotii (S.Moore) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus elongatus Trimen
 * Coleus eminii (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus engleri (Briq.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus esculentus (N.E.Br.) G.Taylor
 * Coleus eungellaensis A.J.Paton
 * Coleus excelsus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus exilis (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton

F

 * Coleus fasciculatus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus ferricola Phillipson, O.Hooper & A.J.Paton
 * Coleus foetidus (Benth.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus foliatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus forsteri (Benth.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus fragrantissimus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus fredericii G.Taylor
 * Coleus fruticosus Wight ex Benth.

G

 * Coleus galeatus (Vahl) Benth.
 * Coleus gamblei (Smitha & Sunojk.) Smitha
 * Coleus garckeanus Vatke
 * Coleus geminatus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus gibbosus A.J.Paton
 * Coleus gigantifolius (Suddee) Suddee
 * Coleus gillettii (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus glabriflorus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus globosus (Ryding) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus goetzenii (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus gossweileri A.J.Paton
 * Coleus gracilipedicellatum (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus gracilis Gürke
 * Coleus gracillimus (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun
 * Coleus graminifolius (Perkins) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus grandicalyx E.A.Bruce
 * Coleus grandidentatus (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus graniticola (A.Chev.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus gratus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
 * Coleus graveolens (R.Br.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus guerkei (Briq.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus gymnostomus Gürke

H

 * Coleus habrophyllus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus hadiensis (Forssk.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus hairulii Kiew
 * Coleus hallii (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus harmandii (Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus helferi (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus hereroensis (Engl.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus hijazensis (Abdel Khalik) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus humulopsis (B.J.Pollard) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus hymalis (J.R.I.Wood) A.J.Paton

I

 * Coleus idukkianus (J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn) Smitha
 * Coleus igniarioides (Ryding) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus igniarius Schweinf.
 * Coleus ignotus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus inflatus Benth.
 * Coleus inselbergi (B.J.Pollard & A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus insignis (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus insolitus (C.H.Wright) Robyns & Lebrun
 * Coleus insularis (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus intraterraneus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson

K

 * Coleus kanneliyensis L.H.Cramer & S. Balas.
 * Coleus kanyakumariensis (Shinoj & Sunojk.) Smitha
 * Coleus kapatensis R.E.Fr.
 * Coleus kirkii (Baker) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus kivuensis Lebrun & L.Touss.
 * Coleus klossii (S.Moore) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
 * Coleus koualensis A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
 * Coleus koulikoroensis A.J.Paton
 * Coleus kunstleri (Prain) A.J.Paton

L

 * Coleus lactiflorus Vatke
 * Coleus laetus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus lageniocalyx Briq.
 * Coleus lanceolatus (Bojer ex Benth.) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
 * Coleus lancifolius (Bramley) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus lanuginosus Hochst. ex Benth.
 * Coleus lasianthus Gürke
 * Coleus lateriticola (A.Chev.) Phillipson, O.Hooper & A.J.Paton
 * Coleus laxus (T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus leiperi (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus linearifolius (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus livingstonei A.J.Paton
 * Coleus longipetiolatus Gürke
 * Coleus lyratus (A.Chev.) Roberty

M

 * Coleus maculosus (Lam.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus madagascariensis (Pers.) A.Chev.
 * Coleus magnificus P.I.Forst. & A.J.Paton
 * Coleus malabaricus Benth.
 * Coleus mannii Hook.f.
 * Coleus marrubatus (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus megacalyx (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus megadontus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus melleri (Baker) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
 * Coleus meyeri (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus minor (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus minutiflorus (Ryding) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus minutus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus mirabilis Briq.
 * Coleus mirus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
 * Coleus mitis (R.A.Clement) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus modestus (Baker) Robyns & Lebrun
 * Coleus mollis Benth.
 * Coleus monostachyus (P.Beauv.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus mutabilis (Codd) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus myrianthellus Briq.

N

 * Coleus namuliensis E.Downes & I.Darbysh.
 * Coleus neochilus (Schltr.) Codd
 * Coleus nepetifolius (Baker) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus niamniamensis (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus nigericus (Alston) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus nitidus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus niveus (Hiern) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus nyikensis Baker

O

 * Coleus omissus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus orthodontus (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus otostegioides (Schweinf. ex Gürke) A.J.Paton

P

 * Coleus pallidus (Wall. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus paniculatus Benth.
 * Coleus parishii (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus parvicalyx (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus penicillatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus pentheri Gürke
 * Coleus perrieri (Hedge) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
 * Coleus persoonii Benth.
 * Coleus petiolatissimus Briq.
 * Coleus petraeus (Backer ex Adelb.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus petricola (J.Mathew & B.J.Conn) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus phulangkaensis (Suddee, Suphuntee & Saengrit) Suddee
 * Coleus plantagineus (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus platyphyllus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus pobeguinii Hutch. & Dalziel
 * Coleus polystachyus (Benth.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus porcatus (van Jaarsv. & P.J.D.Winter) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus porphyranthus (T.J.Edwards & N.R.Crouch) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus prittwitzii (Perkins) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus prostratus (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus psammophilus (Codd) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus pseudospeciosus (Buscal. & Muschl.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus pulchellus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.

R

 * Coleus rafidahiae Kiew
 * Coleus recurvata (Ryding) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus repens Gürke
 * Coleus reticulatus A.Chev.
 * Coleus rhodesianum (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus robustus (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot
 * Coleus ruandensis (De Wild.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus rutenbergianus (Vatke) A.J.Paton & Phillipson

S

 * Coleus sahyadricus (Smitha & Sunojk.) Smitha
 * Coleus sallyae (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus sanguineus (Britten) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus saxorum (J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn) Smitha
 * Coleus scaber (Benth.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus scandens Gürke
 * Coleus scebeli Chiov.
 * Coleus schizophyllus (Baker) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus schliebenii (Mildbr.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus scruposus A.J.Paton
 * Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth.
 * Coleus seretii De Wild.
 * Coleus sessilifolius (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus shirensis Gürke
 * Coleus shoolamudianus (Sunil & Naveen Kum.) Smitha & A.J.Paton
 * Coleus sigmoideus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus socotranus (Radcl.-Sm.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus sphaerocephalus (Baker) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus splendens (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus splendidus A.Chev.
 * Coleus stachyoides (Oliv.) E.A.Bruce
 * Coleus steenisii (H.Keng) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus stenostachys (Baker) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
 * Coleus strictipes (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus strobilifer (Roxb.) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus stuhlmannii (Gürke) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus suaveolens (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
 * Coleus subspicatus (Hochst.) Walp.
 * Coleus succulentus Pax
 * Coleus suffruticosus (Wight) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus sylvestris (Gürke) A.J.Paton & Phillipson

T

 * Coleus tenuicaulis Hook.f.
 * Coleus tetradenifolius (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus tetragonus (Gürke) Robyns & Lebrun
 * Coleus thalassoscopicus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus thyrsoideus Baker
 * Coleus togoensis (Perkins) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus tomentifolius (Suddee) Suddee
 * Coleus torrenticola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus triangularis (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus trullatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton

U

 * Coleus umbrosus Vatke
 * Coleus unguentarius (Codd) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus urticifolius Benth.

V

 * Coleus velutinus (Trimen) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus venteri (van Jaarsv. & Hankey) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus ventosus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus venustus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus verticillatus (Baker) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus vettiveroides K.C.Jacob
 * Coleus veyretiae (Guillaumet & A.Cornet) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
 * Coleus villosus (Forssk.) A.J.Paton

W

 * Coleus wallamanensis (T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.
 * Coleus welwitschii Briq.

X

 * Coleus xanthanthus C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
 * Coleus xerophilus (Codd) A.J.Paton
 * Coleus xylopodus (Lukhoba & A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton

Y

 * Coleus yemenensis A.J.Paton

Z

 * Coleus zombensis (Baker) Mwany.

Formerly accepted species

 * Coleus coerulescens Gürke, synonym of Coleus barbatus var. barbatus
 * Coleus macranthus Merr., synonym of Coleus scutellarioides
 * Coleus sparsiflorus Elmer, synonym of Coleus galeatus