Coleus

See also: coleus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “a sheath”), referring to the manner in which the stamens are united.

Proper noun

Coleus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – somewtimes placed in genera Plectranthus and Solenostemon.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Lamiaceae - family; Nepetoideae - subfamily; Ocimeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Coleus amboinicus ⇒ Plectranthus amboinicus, Coleus barbatus ⇒ Plectranthus barbatus, Coleus blumei ⇒ Solenostemon scutellarioides, Coleus caninus ⇒ Plectranthus caninus, Coleus edulis ⇒ Plectranthus edulis, Coleus esculentus ⇒ Plectranthus esculentus, Coleus forskohlii ⇒ Plectranthus barbatus, Coleus rotundifolius ⇒ Plectranthus rotundifolius, Coleus scutellarioides ⇒ Solenostemon scutellarioides - species

References

• Coleus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Coleus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Coleus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons