Coleus alpinus
Also known as: Coleus assurgens Baker +7 more
- Coleus assurgens Baker
- Coleus gracilentus S.Moore
- Coleus lebrunii Robyns
- Coleus microtrichus Chiov.
- Coleus schoensis Gürke
- Coleus wittei Robyns
- Plectranthus alpinus (Vatke) Ryding
- Plectranthus assurgens (Baker) J.K.Morton
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub.
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Indigenous to Africa, Coleus alpinus is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre