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Coleus comosus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID68f8f6d106fb0516843938
Scientific name Coleus comosus
Authority Hochst. ex Gürke
First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 212 (1894)

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**Common products:**
Coleus comosus is primarily cultivated as an ornamental bedding and container plant, valued for its foliage.

**Industrial and craft applications:**
No documented uses beyond ornamental horticulture.

**Food and beverages (non-medicinal):**
No documented uses.

**Colorants and tanning:**
No documented uses.

**Wood and fiber:**
No documented uses.

**Fragrance and cosmetics:**
No documented uses.

**Properties relevant to use:**
The species' commercial value derives from its decorative foliage characteristics, including variation in leaf shape (ranging from entire to deeply lobed) and pigmentation (exhibiting green, purple, red, yellow, and cream combinations). These traits result from specific pigment concentrations and distributions within leaf tissues, making it visually distinctive for horticultural applications.

**Standards and regulation:**
No specific horticultural standards identified.

**Sustainability and sourcing:**
Propagation via cuttings allows for efficient, resource-light production without harvesting wild populations. Cultivation requires standard horticultural inputs (water, soil, light) and is managed within nurseries for ornamental markets. No conservation concerns are noted for the species.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Plectranthus ornatus Codd Bothalia 11: 393 (1975)

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Language Common/alternative name
English "coleus canina"
English scaredy cat plant
Danish kattens skræk
Danish coleus canina
German plectranthus caninus
German sumcol 01
German verpiss-dich-pflanze
German verpiß-dich-pflanze
German verpissdichpflanze
German verpißdichpflanze
French "coleus canina"

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Database ID/link to page
Tropicos 17602796
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:454605-1
The Plant List kew-158366
Open Tree Of Life 6084976
NCBI Taxonomy 2171726
IPNI 454605-1
iNaturalist 404996
GBIF 3902679
World Flora Online wfo-0000913870
Tropicos 100170861
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:445949-1
IPNI 445949-1
iNaturalist 1278890
GBIF 5605775

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_978856865.1 C_comosus_x_neochilus_1.0 Chromosome John Innes Centre 2026-02-28 22 2.53 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Diterpenes Isolated from Three Different Plectranthus Sensu Lato Species and Their Antiproliferative Activities against Gynecological and Glioblastoma Cancer Cells Gáborová M, Vágvölgyi M, Tayeb BA, Minorics R, Zupkó I, Jurček O, Béni S, Kubínová R, Balogh GT, Hunyadi A ACS Omega 08-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11044216
doi:10.1021/acsomega.4c00800
PMID:38680316
The influence of exotic and native plants on illnesses with physical and spiritual causes in the semiarid region of Piauí, Northeast of Brazil da Silva PH, Ferreira Júnior WS, Zank S, do Nascimento AL, de Abreu MC J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 26-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10895823
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00667-y
PMID:38409039
Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Properties of the Subfamily Nepetoideae (Lamiaceae) in Inflammatory Diseases Ortiz-Mendoza N, Martínez-Gordillo MJ, Martínez-Ambriz E, Basurto-Peña FA, González-Trujano ME, Aguirre-Hernández E Plants (Basel) 02-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10648697
doi:10.3390/plants12213752
PMID:37960108
Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants on the management of mastitis in dairy cows: A systematic review Kaseke TB, Chikwambi Z, Gomo C, Mashingaidze AB, Murungweni C Vet Med Sci 19-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10650345
doi:10.1002/vms3.1268
PMID:37725398
Morphoanatomical, Histochemical, and Essential Oil Composition of the Plectranthus ornatus Codd. (Lamiaceae) da Silva LR, Correia ZA, Gurgel ES, Ribeiro O, Silva SG, Ferreira OO, Andrade EH, de Oliveira MS Molecules 07-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10536712
doi:10.3390/molecules28186482
PMID:37764258
Back to Nature: Medicinal Plants as Promising Sources for Antibacterial Drugs in the Post-Antibiotic Era Abdallah EM, Alhatlani BY, de Paula Menezes R, Martins CH Plants (Basel) 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10490416
doi:10.3390/plants12173077
PMID:37687324
Plectranthus Species with Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Potential: A Systematic Review on Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Findings Barbosa MD, Wilairatana P, Leite GM, Delmondes GD, da Silva LY, Júnior SC, Dantas LB, Bezerra DS, de Beltrão IC, Dias DD, Ribeiro-Filho J, Felipe CF, Coutinho HD, de Menezes IR, Kerntopf Mendonça MR Molecules 26-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10419981
doi:10.3390/molecules28155653
PMID:37570622
Bovine mastitis, a worldwide impact disease: Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and viable alternative approaches Morales-Ubaldo AL, Rivero-Perez N, Valladares-Carranza B, Velázquez-Ordoñez V, Delgadillo-Ruiz L, Zaragoza-Bastida A Vet Anim Sci 24-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10400929
doi:10.1016/j.vas.2023.100306
PMID:37547227
Glandular and Non-Glandular Trichomes from Phlomis herba-venti subsp. pungens Leaves: Light, Confocal, and Scanning Electron Microscopy and Histochemistry of the Secretory Products Gostin IN Plants (Basel) 23-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10347251
doi:10.3390/plants12132423
PMID:37446984
Mechanisms of Phytochemicals in Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Cancer Jang JH, Lee TJ Int J Mol Sci 26-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10177803
doi:10.3390/ijms24097863
PMID:37175569
Advances in Plants-Derived Bioactives for Cancer Treatment Cruz-Martins N Cells 08-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10136607
doi:10.3390/cells12081112
PMID:37190022
Plant Spices as a Source of Antimicrobial Synergic Molecules to Treat Bacterial and Viral Co-Infections Duarte NB, Takahashi JA Molecules 25-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9737474
doi:10.3390/molecules27238210
PMID:36500303
An Evaluation of the Novel Biological Properties of Diterpenes Isolated from Plectranthus ornatus Codd. In Vitro and In Silico Sitarek P, Kowalczyk T, Synowiec E, Merecz-Sadowska A, Bangay G, Princiotto S, Śliwiński T, Rijo P Cells 15-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9600095
doi:10.3390/cells11203243
PMID:36291112
Anticancer Properties of Plectranthus ornatus-Derived Phytochemicals Inducing Apoptosis via Mitochondrial Pathway Sitarek P, Synowiec E, Kowalczyk T, Bangay G, Śliwiński T, Picot L, Princiotto S, Rijo P Int J Mol Sci 01-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9569850
doi:10.3390/ijms231911653
PMID:36232954
Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Dawuro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia Agize M, Asfaw Z, Nemomissa S, Gebre T J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 21-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9210772
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00546-4
PMID:35729583

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Colensane and clerodane diterpenoids
(E,5R)-5-[(1S,2R,4aR,6S,8aS)-6-hydroxy-1,2,4a-trimethyl-5-methylidene-3,4,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl]-5-acetyloxy-3-methylpent-2-enoic acid 11268948 Click to see 378.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
(E,5R)-5-[(1S,2R,4aR,8aS)-1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-2,3,4,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-5-acetyloxy-3-methylpent-2-enoic acid 11349010 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C(CC(=CC(=O)O)C)OC(=O)C)CCC=C2C)C 362.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
(E,5R)-5-[(1S,2R,4aR,8aS)-1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-7-oxo-3,4,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl]-5-acetyloxy-3-methylpent-2-enoic acid 11360893 Click to see 376.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
5-Acetyloxy-5-(1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-2,3,4,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-3-methylpent-2-enoic acid 72811661 Click to see 362.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
5-acetyloxy-5-(1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-7-oxo-3,4,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl)-3-methylpent-2-enoic acid 72816569 Click to see 376.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
5-acetyloxy-5-(6-hydroxy-1,2,4a-trimethyl-5-methylidene-3,4,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl)-3-methylpent-2-enoic acid 72777084 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C(CC(=CC(=O)O)C)OC(=O)C)CCC(C2=C)O)C 378.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
methyl 5-acetyloxy-5-(1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-7-oxo-3,4,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl)-3-methylpent-2-enoate 73880704 Click to see 390.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020203W
Plectrornatin A 637442 Click to see 390.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020203W
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-Ursolic Acid 64945 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
(3-Ethenyl-10-hydroxy-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-1-oxo-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydrobenzo[f]chromen-6-yl) acetate 85109344 Click to see 378.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020203W
(5-acetyloxy-3-ethenyl-10,10b-dihydroxy-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-1-oxo-5,6,6a,8,9,10-hexahydro-2H-benzo[f]chromen-6-yl) acetate 13561538 Click to see 452.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
(5,6-diacetyloxy-3-ethenyl-10b-hydroxy-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-1-oxo-5,6,6a,8,9,10-hexahydro-2H-benzo[f]chromen-10-yl) acetate 4093437 Click to see 494.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
(5,6-Diacetyloxy-3-ethenyl-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-1-oxo-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydrobenzo[f]chromen-10-yl) acetate 13558106 Click to see 478.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
(6-Acetyloxy-3-ethenyl-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-1-oxo-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydrobenzo[f]chromen-10-yl) acetate 163089672 Click to see 420.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020203W
[(3R,4aR,5S,6S,6aS,10S,10aR,10bS)-5,6-diacetyloxy-3-ethenyl-10b-hydroxy-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-1-oxo-5,6,6a,8,9,10-hexahydro-2H-benzo[f]chromen-10-yl] acetate 396204 Click to see 494.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
[(3R,4aS,5S,6S,6aS,10S,10aS,10bR)-5,6-diacetyloxy-3-ethenyl-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-1-oxo-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydrobenzo[f]chromen-10-yl] acetate 13558108 Click to see 478.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
[(3S,4aR,5R,6R,6aR,10R,10aR,10bS)-5,6-diacetyloxy-3-ethenyl-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-1-oxo-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydrobenzo[f]chromen-10-yl] acetate 162978340 Click to see 478.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
[(3S,4aS,5R,6R,6aR,10R,10aS,10bR)-5,6-diacetyloxy-3-ethenyl-10b-hydroxy-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-1-oxo-5,6,6a,8,9,10-hexahydro-2H-benzo[f]chromen-10-yl] acetate 163018682 Click to see 494.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP049827N
3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid 619166 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-ol 225688 Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
Alpha-Amyrin 73170 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
beta-Amyrenol 225689 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
Beta-Amyrin 73145 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
Forskolin J 23254517 Click to see 452.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
Oleanolic Acid 10494 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600
Plectrornatin B 10068236 Click to see 378.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020203W
Plectrornatin C 10319973 Click to see 420.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP020203W
Urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3beta)- 220774 Click to see 456.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1600

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