Lamiaceae
Mexican mint
Coleus amboinicus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Coleus
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Common names
By language (23)
- Arabic
- كوليوس أمبونيكوس
- Burmese
- ဆေးပုစွန်တုပ်ပင်
- Chinese
- 到手香, 排草香, 碰碰香, 左手香
- Czech
- Rýmovník citronový, Rýmovník
- Dutch
- Vijf-in-een-kruid
- English
- Mexican mint
- gor
- Tarada
- Indonesian
- Daun jintan
- Japanese
- プレクトゥラントゥス・アムボイニクス
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡಪತ್ರೆ
- Malay
- Pokok Bangun-bangun, Bangun-bangun
- Malayalam
- പനിക്കൂർക്ക, പനികൂർക്ക
- Persian
- پلکترانتوس آمبوینیکاس
- Russian
- Плектрантус ароматный
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈယႃႈႁူဝ်ၵုင်ႈ, ယႃႈႁိၼ်ႉႁၢၼ်ႈလူင်
- Slovak
- Koleus amboinický
- Spanish
- Borraja india, Idiota, Menta mexicana, Oregano brujo, Oregano chino, Oregano frances, Oregano francés, Orégano francés
- Sundanese
- Ajiran
- Tamil
- கற்பூரவல்லி, கற்பூரவள்ளி
- tcy
- ಸಂಬರುಳ್ಳಿ
- Thai
- เนียมหูเสือ
- Tongan
- Kaloni, Solenostemon scutellarioides
- Vietnamese
- Húng chanh, Dương tử tô, Rau thơm lùn, Rau tần, Tần dày lá
Synonyms
- Coleus amboinicus var. violaceus Gürke
- Coleus aromaticus Benth.
- Coleus carnosus Hassk.
- Coleus crassifolius Benth.
- Coleus subfrutectosus Summerh.
- Coleus suborbicularis Zoll. & Moritzi
- Coleus suganda Blanco
- Coleus vaalae (Forssk.) Deflers
- Majana amboinica (Lour.) Kuntze
- Majana carnosa (Hassk.) Kuntze
- Majana sugunda (Blanco) Kuntze
- Ocimum vaalae Forssk.
- Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng.
Flowers
- In flower
- May, August (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
LeavesPhoto: cristianol1456, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eigenmusic, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Iaminfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Owen VanAntwerpen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ajaykuyiloor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ashwin A, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Surya Prakash.S.A., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rameshng, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rameshng, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: rajesh rocky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.