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See text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The order Lamiales is a Taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous Flowering plants. Lamiaceae or Labiatae, also known as the mint family is a family of Plants comprising about 210 genera and some 3500 species |
Solenostemon is a genus of perennial plants, native to tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, the East Indies, the Malay Archipelago, and the Philippines. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than The Tropics are centered on the Equator and limited in Latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23°26' (23 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term often used to refer to the islands of SE Asia, especially the Malay Archipelago The Malay Archipelago is a name given to the Archipelago located between mainland Southeastern Asia ( Indochina) and Australia. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP They are commonly known as Coleus, a name which derives from an earlier classification under the genus name Coleus, species of which are currently included in either Solenostemon or another genus, Plectranthus. Plectranthus is a Genus of warm-climate plants closely related to Solenostemon, sometimes known as the spurflowers.
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Species
Species include:
- Solenostemon autranii (Briq. ) J. K. Morton
- Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poiret) J. Plectranthus rotundifolius is an Herbaceous plant native to West Africa, now grown especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia K. Morton
- Solenostemon scutellarioides (Linnaeus) Codd
- Solenostemon shirensis (Gürke) Codd
- Solenostemon pumilus
Cultivation
Many cultivars of the southeast Asian species Solenostemon scutellarioides have been selected for their colorful variegated leaves, typically with sharp contrast between the colors; the leaves may be green, pink, yellow, maroon, and red (somewhat resembling the unrelated caladium). A cultivar is a cultivated Plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics it is usually distinct from similar In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. This article is about a plant whose common names include "Angel Wings", "Heart of Jesus" and "elephant ear" For other uses for those terms please see The plants grow well in moist well-drained soil, and typically grow 0. 5-1 m tall, though some may grow as tall as 2 meters. Coleus are typically grown as ornamental plants. Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common They are heat-tolerant, though they do less well in full sun in subtropical areas than in the shade. In cultivation in temperate areas, they are often grown as annuals as they are not hardy and become leggy and unattractive with age. Botanically an annual plant is a Plant that usually germinates, Flowers and dies in one Year. In bright hot areas, the colors of the plant will typically be more intense in shaded areas than in full sun, and the plants will require less water there. Coleus also make low-maintenance houseplants, and can often be propagated by clipping a length of stem just below the leaves and putting the stem in water to root. The plant's flowers grow on a stem above that stem's leaves, and tend to be purple and quite small in comparison to the leaves. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also The plant is not generally grown for its flowers.
Diseases
One disease that can affect coleus is downy mildew. This mildew appears on the leaves making the plant look dirty because it is brown in color. The organism is called Peronospora sp. and can also result in curled leaves. The leaves also twist. Sometimes symptoms are not found on leaves which make the disease harder to control. [1] Another disease is Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus which causes brown or yellow spots on leaves, rings, black or brown stem discoloration, and brown leaf veins. It is a virus that causes plants to die. The disease is spread by an insect called a thrips that develops the disease from an infected plant and carries it to an uninfected plant. It only takes a few of these insects to infect a whole greenhouse. [2]
Propagation
There are two ways to propagate Coleus. Plant propagation is the process of artificially or naturally propagating (distributing or spreading Plants Sexual propagation (seed See also Seeds are inexpensive and easily obtainable. Sprouts can show color in as little as two weeks. Alternatively, cuttings can be taken. Plant cutting, also known as striking/cloning is a technique for vegetatively (asexually propagating plants in whicha piece of the source plant containing at least one
References
- Annotated Checklist of Cultivated Plants of Hawai‘i: Solenostemon
- USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN): Species Records of Solenostemon
- Erowid Info on Psycho Activity of Coleus
Dictionary
coleus
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- A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves.
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