Loureiro, J. de (1790), Flora Cochinchinensis Edn. 1, 2: 358, 372 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Coleus amboinicus Lour.

Bentham, G. (1832), Labiatarum Genera et Species 1: 53 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 100 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 387 [secondary reference]

Keng, W. (1978), Labiatae. Flora Malesiana Series I 8(3): 382 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 136 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 109 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Plectranthus L'Hér. nom. cons.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Plectranthus L'Hér. nom. cons.

Paton, A.J., Mwanyambo, M., Govaerts, R.H.A., Smitha, K., Suddee, S., Phillipson, P.B., Wilson, T.C., Forster, P.I. & Culham, A. (23 August 2019), Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera. Phytokeys 129: 10-11 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pycnostachys Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Solenostemon Thonn. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI (presumed extinct), Vic (native and naturalised)

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