Pollinator plant

Ornamental spurflower

Plectranthus ornatus

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Common names

7 names · 7 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Ornamental spurflower
Other languages (6)
Dutch
  • Plectranthus
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 東非鞘蕊[2]
Japanese
  • ボルトジンユ[2]
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Coleus comosus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Boldo Paraguayo — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 1278890; Coleus comosus.
  • Boldo — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 1278890; Coleus comosus.
[2] Coleus comosus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Boldo Paraguayo — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 1278890; Coleus comosus.
  • Boldo — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 1278890; Coleus comosus.
  • ボルトジンユ — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 1278890; Coleus comosus.
  • kattljus — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 1278890; Coleus comosus.
  • 東非鞘蕊 — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 1278890; Coleus comosus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Plectranthus ornatus as a synonym of Coleus comosus.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Native range
Eritrea to E. Tanzania.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Ornamental spurflower (Plectranthus ornatus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Plectranthus ornatus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 971842; ID 4K4GM; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Coleus comosus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4591167; ID CD3MG; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 4591167; ID CD3MG; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Coleus comosus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 985202, 985203; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 59378, 59379, 59380, 59381, 59382

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.