Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Coleus amboinicus Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 2: 372. 1790.
    • Lectotype: Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. 5: t. 102, f. 2 (1750) (designated by: Cramer, L.H. 1981. Labiatae. 3: 138. In M. D. Dassanayake & F. R. Fosberg (eds.) Revis. Handb. Fl. Ceylon. Amerind Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.)

• Homotypic
  • Majana amboinica (Lour.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524. 1891.

• Heterotypic
  • Coleus amboinicus var. violaceus Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 210. 1894.
  • Coleus aromaticus Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 16. 1830.
  • Coleus carnosus Hassk., Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 25. 1842.
  • Coleus crassifolius Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 15. 1830.
  • Coleus subfrutectosus Summerh., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 392. 1928.
  • Coleus suborbicularis Zoll. & Moritzi, Syst. Verz. 4. 1846.
  • Coleus suganda Blanco Fl. Filip. 483. 1837.
  • Coleus vaalae (Forssk.) Deflers, Rev. Egypt 423. 1894.
  • Majana carnosa (Hassk.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524. 1891.
  • Majana suganda (Blanco) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524. 1891.
  • Ocimum vaalae Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 111, 1775.
  • Plectranthus aromaticus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 22. 1832, nom. illeg. non Roxb. (1814).

Primary references

• Sprengel, C. 1825. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema vegetabilium. Ed. 16. Vol. II: Classis 6–15. 939 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. : 690.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Plectranthus amboinicus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 20.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Plectranthus amboinicus. Published online. Accessed Mar. 20 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Plectranthus amboinicus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 20.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Plectranthus amboinicus . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 20.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plectranthus amboinicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.