Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Lamiaceae

Genus:

Coleus

Species:

Coleus esculentus var. esculentus

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, South Tropical Africa: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa: Botswana, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, West Tropical Africa: Burkina, Mali, Nigeria, West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon