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Coleus amboinicus

Lour. (1790)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Coleus

Cuban oregano, false oregano, Greek oregano, Mexican oregano

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Cochinch.: 372 (1790)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Diamond Head Community Garden, Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Mayeda, C.S. 25 Oahu BISH 12/17/1990
2 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Koloa, Kalaheo, yard of house on Kaloke St PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 6457 Kauai BISH 6/7/1990
3 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Kapahulu garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Mayeda, C.S. 43 Oahu BISH 4/11/1991
4 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Greenfield, R. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/7/1956
5 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Greenfield, R. Oahu BISH 7/7/1956
6 Coleus amboinicus Lour. kapahulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: 43 Kauai BISH 4/11/1991
7 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 578 Oahu BISH 3/14/1990
8 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Koloa, Lawai Valley, Allerton Estate at Lawai Kai, just E and behind former site of Queen Emma cottage PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 5784 Kauai BISH 4/10/1995
9 Coleus amboinicus Lour. oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. hoe, w.j. collector number: 578 Oahu BISH 3/14/1990
10 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Halawa Valley, Xeriscape Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9240 Oahu BISH 3/3/1990
11 Coleus amboinicus Lour. koloa, kalaheo, yard of house on kaloke st PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. collector number: 6457 Kauai BISH 6/7/1990
12 Coleus amboinicus Lour. pearl city; growing in a garden lowland dryland grassland and forest; roadside; other alien species PRESERVED_SPECIMEN sato, d. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 12/21/1993
13 Coleus amboinicus Lour. hawaiian ocean view estates, lehua lane near nuau, in the kau district Associates: Bryophyllum tubiflorum, Bryophyullum daigremontianum, Bryophyllum pinnatum. Naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mcguire, r. parker, j. collector number: bied 1 Hawaii BISH 7/7/2008
14 Coleus amboinicus Lour. halawa valley, xeriscape garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. staples, g.; a.kadowaki collector number: 9240 Oahu BISH 3/3/1990
15 Coleus amboinicus Lour. koloa, lawai valley, allerton estate at lawai kai, just e and behind former site of queen emma cottage PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. lorence, d.h. collector number: 5784 Maui BISH 4/10/1995
16 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Honolulu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) Oahu HAPI 7/23/2008
17 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Honolulu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) Oahu HAPI 7/23/2008
18 Coleus amboinicus Lour. honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN greenfield, r. Oahu BISH 7/7/1956
19 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Pearl City; growing in a garden Sprawling habit. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Sato, D. s.n. Oahu BISH 12/21/1993
20 Coleus amboinicus Lour. diamond head community garden, honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN mayeda, c.s. collector number: 25 Oahu BISH 12/17/1990
21 Coleus amboinicus Lour. This plant was collected from a gardener in Kapahulu. The gardener was Japanese and mid 30s. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Craig S. Mayeda 43 Oahu PTBG 4/11/1991
22 Coleus amboinicus Lour. This plant was collected from the Diamond Head Community Gardens in Honolulu at the base of Diamond Head. The gardener is local Caucasion (has lived in Hawaii for many years). Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Craig S. Mayeda 25 Oahu PTBG 12/17/1990
23 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Lawai Valley. Cultivated plants of the Allerton Estate at Lawai Kai. In plantings just E of and behind former site of Queen Emma cottage (before Hurricane Iniki). Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5784 Kauai PTBG 4/10/1995
24 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Kalaheo, yard of house on Kaloke Street. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 6457 Kauai PTBG 6/7/1990
25 Coleus amboinicus Lour. Cultivated in Honolulu Board of Water Supply Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Halawa Valley. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Derral Herbst 9240 Oahu PTBG 3/3/1990
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