Coleus rotundifolius

Coleus rotundifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Coleus
Species:	C. rotundifolius
Binomial name
	Coleus rotundifolius; (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot
Synonyms
	Calchas parviflorus (Benth.) P.V.Heath ; Coleus dysentericus Baker ; Coleus pallidiflorus A.Chev. ; Coleus parviflorus Benth. ; Coleus rehmannii Briq. ; Coleus rotundifolius var. nigra A.Chev. ; Coleus rugosus Benth. ; Coleus salagensis Gürke ; Coleus ternatus (Sims) A.Chev. ; Coleus tuberosus (Blume) Benth. ; Germanea rotundifolia Poir. ; Majana tuberosa (Blume) Kuntze ; Nepeta madagascariensis Lam. ; Plectranthus coppinii Heckel ; Plectranthus ternatus Sims ; Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng. ; Plectranthus tuberosus Blume ; Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir.) J.K.Morton ;

Coleus rotundifolius, synonyms Plectranthus rotundifolius and Solenostemon rotundifolius, commonly known as native potato or country potato in Africa and called Chinese potato in India, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to tropical Africa. It is cultivated for its edible tubers primarily in West Africa, as well as more recently in parts of Asia, especially India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

C. rotundifolius is closely related to the coleus plants widely cultivated as ornamentals and is now again placed in the genus Coleus, after being placed in the defunct genus Solenostemon and in Plectranthus.

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