Coleus australis

Coleus australis
	At Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Coleus
Species:	C. australis
Binomial name
	Coleus australis; (R.Br.) A.J.Paton
Synonyms
	Plectranthus australis R.Br ; Plectranthus parviflorus var. australis (R.Br.) Briq. ; Plectranthus parviforus Willd., non Coleus parviflorus Benth. ;

Coleus australis, synonyms Plectranthus australis and Plectranthus parviflorus,^[1] known as little spurflower^[2] or cockspur flower, is a shrub, occurring in Hawaii,^[3] Polynesia and Australia. Non aromatic, between 10 and 70 cm high. The habitat is shady moist areas, including eucalyptus forest and rainforest. A widespread species, in rocky areas and beside streams. Attractive blue and white flowers may occur throughout the year.

Uses[]

An ornamental plant.

Cockspur flower in Hawaii

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Paton, Alan J.; Mwanyambo, Montfort; Govaerts, Rafaël H.A.; Smitha, Kokkaraniyil; Suddee, Somran; Phillipson, Peter B.; Wilson, Trevor C.; Forster, Paul I. & Culham, Alastair (2019). "Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera". PhytoKeys (129): 1–158. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.129.34988. PMC 6717120. PMID 31523157.
^ "Plectranthus parviflorus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/ple-parv.htm

"Plectranthus parviflorus". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-01-25.

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[PatoMwanGovaSmit19-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Paton, Alan J.; Mwanyambo, Montfort; Govaerts, Rafaël H.A.; Smitha, Kokkaraniyil; Suddee, Somran; Phillipson, Peter B.; Wilson, Trevor C.; Forster, Paul I. & Culham, Alastair (2019). "Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera". PhytoKeys (129): 1–158. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.129.34988. PMC 6717120. PMID 31523157.

[2] "Plectranthus parviflorus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

[3] ttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/ple-parv.htm

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