Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis

Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Coleus
Species:	C. maculosus
Subspecies:	C. m. subsp. edulis
Trinomial name
	Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis ; (Vatke) A.J.Paton
Synonyms
	Coleus aquaticus Gürke ; Coleus clivicola S.Moore ; Coleus edulis Vatke ; Coleus fimbriatus Lebrun & L.Touss. ; Coleus palustris Vatke ; Coleus rivularis Vatke ; Coleus tuberosus A.Rich., nom. illeg., non C. tuberosus (Blume) Benth. ; Majana richardiana Kuntze, nom. illeg. ; Plectranthus edulis (Vatke) Agnew ; Plectranthus fimbriatus (Lebrun & L.Touss.) Troupin & Ayob. ; Plectranthus punctatus subsp. edulis (Vatke) A.J.Paton ;

Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis, synonym Plectranthus edulis, the Ethiopian potato, known as wolayta dinich or oromo dinich in Amharic, is a species of perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is indigenous to Ethiopia, where it is grown for its edible tubers. The tubers are cooked before they are eaten.

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