EPPO Global Database

Coleus amboinicus(CXUAM)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CXUAM
  • Preferred name: Coleus amboinicus
  • Authority: Loureiro

Notes

Western Asia (Yemen), India, Angola, Kenya to Mozambique. Introduced in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Myanmar, Laos), Malesia (Sumatra, Java, Philippines, Moluccas, southeastern islands), China (Taiwan), Madagascar, USA (Florida), Mexico, Central America, South America (Columbia, Venezuela, Bolivia, northeast Brazil)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Coleus aromaticus Bentham
Plectranthus amboinicus (Loureiro) Sprengel

Common names
Name Language
Indian borage English
Spanish thyme English