Coleus maculosus

Coleus maculosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Coleus
Species:	C. maculosus
Binomial name
	Coleus maculosus; (Lam.) A.J.Paton
Synonyms
	Coleus praetermissus Bullock & Killick ; Galeopsis maculosa Lam. ; Germanea maculosa Lam. ; Germanea punctata (L.f.) Poir. ; Ocimum punctatum L.f., non Coleus punctatus Baker. ; Plectranthus maculosus (Lam.) Salisb. ; Plectranthus punctatus subsp. punctatus L’Hér. ; Plectranthus punctatus (L.f.) L’Hér. ;

Coleus maculosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is widespread in tropical Africa and Madagascar.

Three subspecies have been described:

Coleus maculosus subsp. maculosus – Cameroon to Eritrea and Tanzania, Madagascar.
Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis (Vatke) A.J.Paton, syn. Plectranthus edulis (Vatke) Agnew – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coleus maculosus subsp. lanatus (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton – Cameroon