''Solenostemon'' is a former

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Lamiaceae. It has been included in the genus '' Plectranthus'', but is now included in an expanded ''

Coleus ''Coleus'' is a genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes succulent, sometimes with a fleshy or tuberous rootstock, found in the Old World tropics and subtropics. The relationship among the genera ''Coleus'', '' Solenostemon'' and ...

''. They are native to

tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...

Africa, Asia and Australia. Some species formerly placed in this genus are cultivated for their highly variegated leaves.

Former species

Some species formerly placed in the genus are: *''Solenostemon autranii'' (Briq.) J.K.Morton, now '' Coleus autranii'', syn. ''Plectranthus autranii'' *''Solenostemon rotundifolius'', now '' Coleus rotundifolius'', syn. ''Plectranthus rotundifolius'' *''Solenostemon scutellarioides'' (L.) Codd, now ''

Coleus scutellarioides ''Coleus scutellarioides'', commonly known as coleus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae (the mint or deadnettle family), native to southeast Asia through to Australia. Typically growing to tall and wide, it is a bushy, wood ...

'', syns. ''Coleus blumei'', ''Plectranthus scutellarioides'' *''Solenostemon shirensis'' (Gürke) Codd, now '' Coleus shirensi''

References

External links

Annotated Checklist of Cultivated Plants of Hawai‘i: ''Solenostemon''USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN): Species Records of ''Solenostemon''
Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera Historically recognized angiosperm genera Garden plants of Asia Garden plants of Africa {{Lamiaceae-stub