Coleus australis, synonyms Plectranthus australis and Plectranthus parviflorus,[1] known as little spurflower[2] or cockspur flower, is a shrub, occurring in Hawaii,[3] Polynesia and Australia. Non aromatic, between 10 and 70 cm high. The habitat is shady moist areas, including eucalyptus forest and rainforest. A widespread species, in rocky areas and beside streams. Attractive blue and white flowers may occur throughout the year.
| Coleus australis | |
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| At Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Coleus |
| Species: | C. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleus australis (R.Br.) A.J.Paton
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Uses
editAn ornamental plant.
References
edit- ^ a b Paton, Alan J.; Mwanyambo, Montfort; Govaerts, Rafaël H.A.; Smitha, Kokkaraniyil; Suddee, Somran; Phillipson, Peter B.; Wilson, Trevor C.; Forster, Paul I. & Culham, Alastair (2019). "Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera". PhytoKeys (129): 1–158. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.129.34988. PMC 6717120. PMID 31523157.
- ^ NRCS. "Plectranthus parviflorus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Plectranthus parviflorus ('Ala 'ala wai nui wahine)".
- "Plectranthus parviflorus". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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