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Lamiaceae

Hausa potato

Coleus rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Coleus

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Common names

By language (13)
ban
Sabrang
Chinese
小花鞘蕊花
dag
Piɛhili
English
Hausa potato
Hausa
Tumuƙu
Indonesian
Kentang hitam, Kentang ireng, Kentang kleci
Javanese
Kenthang kleci, Kenthang ireng, Kenthang kelinci
mad
Obi sola
Malay
Ubi keling
Malayalam
കൂർക്ക, Koorka
Sundanese
Kumeli jawa
Tamil
சிறுகிழங்கு
Thai
มันขี้หนู

Synonyms

  • Calchas parviflorus (Benth.) P.V.Heath
  • Coleus dysentericus Baker
  • Coleus pallidiflorus A.Chev.
  • Coleus parviflorus Benth.
  • Coleus rehmannii Briq.
  • Coleus rotundifolius var. nigra A.Chev.
  • Coleus rugosus Benth.
  • Coleus salagensis Gürke
  • Coleus ternatus (Sims) A.Chev.
  • Coleus tuberosus (Blume) Benth.
  • Germanea rotundifolia Poir.
  • Majana tuberosa (Blume) Kuntze
  • Nepeta madagascariensis Lam.
  • Plectranthus coppini Heckel ex C.DC.
  • Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng.
  • Plectranthus ternatus Sims
  • Plectranthus tuberosus Blume
  • Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir.) J.K.Morton

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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.