Lamiaceae
Kaffir potato
Coleus esculentus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Coleus
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Common names
By language (5)
- English
- Kaffir potato, Livingstone potato
- French
- Pomme de terre kafir
- Hausa
- Rizga
- Korean
- 카피르감자
- sg
- Dazo
Synonyms
- Coleus coppini Heckel
- Coleus dazo A.Chev.
- Coleus floribundus (N.E.Br.) Robyns & Lebrun
- Coleus floribundus var. longipes (N.E.Br.) Robyns & Lebrun
- Coleus langouassiensis A.Chev.
- Coleus longouassiensis A.Chev.
- Englerastrum floribundum (N.E.Br.) T.C.E.Fr.
- Plectranthus esculentus N.E.Br.
- Plectranthus floribundus N.E.Br.
- Plectranthus floribundus var. longipes N.E.Br.
Photos
Photo: Manojk, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Duncan McKenzie01, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.