754 — Number of the plant
at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
► Subclass Asteridae
► Order Lamiales
► Family Lamiaceae [= Labiatae] - Mint family
► Subfamily Nepetoideae
► Tribe Ocimeae
► Genus Solenostemon Thonn. - Solenostemon
Synonyms
(=) Coleus blumei Benth.
(=) Coleus blumei var. verschaffeltii (Lem.) Lem.
(=) Coleus hybridus hort. ex Voss
(=) Coleus pumilus Blanco
≡ Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth.
(=) Coleus verschaffeltii Lem.
Coleus x hybridus Voss.
≡ Ocimum scutellarioides (basinom) L.
≡ Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R. Br.
Common names
Coleus (English)
Coleus hybridus (English)
El-nene (English)
Flame nettle (English)
Painted-nettle (English)
Wild lime coleus (English)
Coléus (French)
Description
Tiny two-lipped flowers that open pale lavender and turn white, borne in small densely flowered terminal spikes. A perennial succulent herb popular for its colourful foliage.
