Solenostemon

Coleus ( Solenostemon scutellarioides )

Stained- nettles ( Solenostemon ) are a genus, whose species belonged formerly to the genus Coleus and Plectranthus, from the mint family ( Lamiaceae). The original species grow in tropical Africa and Asia. As an ornamental plant the coleus ( Solenostemon scutellaroides ) will be used.

Description

Solenostemon species grow as annuals or perennial herbaceous plants and evergreen shrubs without thorns. Some species are succulent. The stems are usually square. You can reach heights of growth between 40 and 100 centimeters. Often, the plants have an aromatic scent. The opposite, simple leaves are small to medium in size and hairy.

There shall be lateral or terminal, zymöse inflorescences. The hermaphrodite flowers are zygomorphic and fünfzählig double perianth ( perianth ). There are five sepals intergrown available. There are five petals intergrown available. It's just a circle with four stamens present. Two carpels are fused into an ovary and divided by a false septum in four parts. Pollination is by birds ( Ornithophilie ) or by insects ( entomophily ).

System

The genus stained nettles ( Solenostemon ) has about 60 species ( selection):

• Solenostemon autranii ( Briq. ) JKMorton ( syn. Coleus autranii Briq. )
• Solenostemon rotundifolius ( Poir. ) JKMorton ( syn.. Coleus rotundifolius ( Poir. ) A. Chev & Perrot, Coleus rotundifolius nigra var A.Chev, Coleus rotundifolius var rubra A.Chev, Germanea rotundifolia Poir. .. Plectranthus rotundifolius ( Poir. ) Spreng., Plectranthus tuberosus flower)
• Coleus ( Solenostemon scutellarioides (L.) Codd, syn: . Coleus blumei Benth, Coleus blumei var verschaffeltii ( Lem. ) Lem, Coleus hybridus hort ex Voss, Coleus pumilus Blanco, Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth.. ., Coleus verschaffeltii Lem. , Ocimum scutellarioides L., Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br. )
• Solenostemon shirensis ( Gürke ) Codd

Swell

• Description of the genus in the Western Australian flora. (English )