EPPO Global Database

Coleus rotundifolius(CXURO)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CXURO
  • Preferred name: Coleus rotundifolius
  • Authority: (Poiret) Chevalier & Perrotet

Notes

India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malesia. Introduced in some countries of western and southern Africa, Madagascar


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Coleus parviflorus Bentham
Coleus tuberosus (Blume) Bentham
Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poiret) Sprengel
Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poiret) Morton

Common names
Name Language
country potato English
hausa potato English
Sudan potato English
Madagaskar-Kartoffel German
pomme de terre de Madagascar French
batateira-do-sudão Portuguese
ratala Portuguese