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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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Description

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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 Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Coleus amboinicus Pearl City; growing in a garden Sprawling habit. Preserved_Specimen Sato, D. Oahu BISH 1993-12-21
2 Coleus amboinicus Kapahulu garden Preserved_Specimen Mayeda, C.S. 43 Oahu BISH 1991-04-11
3 Coleus amboinicus Honolulu Manoa valley area, 3115 Kaloaluiki Place Cultivated in garden of Alice Kadowaki Preserved_Specimen Variegated form of false oregano; leaves marbeld with white; flowers pale bluish white Kadowaki, A. 776 Oahu BISH 1992-01-25
4 Coleus amboinicus Koloa, Lawai Valley, Allerton Estate at Lawai Kai, just E and behind former site of Queen Emma cottage Preserved_Specimen Large sprawling herb, stems erect; leaves thick, very pale green above, below veins all raised; whitish-green inflo. erect, pedicel and rachis pale green, flowers lilac, lip purple within, fragrant. Whole plant aromatic Flynn, T.W. 5784 Kauai BISH 1995-04-10
5 Coleus amboinicus Honolulu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) Oahu HAPI 7/23/2008
6 Coleus amboinicus Honolulu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) Oahu HAPI 7/23/2008
7 Coleus amboinicus Halawa Valley, Xeriscape Garden Preserved_Specimen Mound-shaped plant ~3' tall and 5' in diameter, all parts aromatic; stems reddish, leaves firm, fleshy and hairy; flowers pale purplish pink. Herbst, D.R. 9240 Oahu BISH 1990-03-03
8 Coleus amboinicus Oahu Preserved_Specimen Leaves firm-fleshy, hairy, strongly fragrant Staples, G.W. 578 Oahu BISH 1990-03-14
9 Coleus amboinicus Honolulu Preserved_Specimen 2+'; leaves succulent, brittle, thick, strong thymelike odor, green; petioles red-tinted; flowers pale-purple; about 10 together Greenfield, R. Oahu BISH 1956-07-07
10 Coleus amboinicus Diamond Head Community Garden, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Sprawling shrub 18-24 high x 3-4' wide Mayeda, C.S. 25 Oahu BISH 1990-12-17
11 Coleus amboinicus Koloa, Kalaheo, yard of house on Kaloke St Preserved_Specimen Herb branching from base, 40 cm stems, aromatic with oregano-like odor. Leaves succulent, light green, venation prominent beneath. Corolla pale purple. Lorence, D.H. 6457 Kauai BISH 1990-06-07
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