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Nomenclature
Originally described by Queensland botanist Stanley Thatcher Blake, its specific epithet argentatus is Latin for "silver", referring to its foliage.
wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleus_argentatus
Previously grown as Plectranthus argentatus
Plants of the World online, Kew Science
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Other use
Plectranthus argentatus S.T.Blake Lamiaceae Silver spurflower. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Little is known of its chemical constituents. It does contain many novel diterpenoids in its leaf glands (Alder, A.C. et al, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2004, 67(6): 1523 – 1530).This genus has had some species from the genus Coleus incorporated into it, and these form a separate clade on phylogenetic analysis. The species in the ‘Coleus’ clade have a higher incidence of medicinal usage, being used to treat digestive, skin, infective and respiratory problems. They contain monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, and diterpenoids.
Oakeley, Dr. Henry F. (2013) Wellcome Library notes.
Phytochemistry
They contain monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, and diterpenoids.
Oakeley, Dr. Henry F. (2013). Wellcome Library notes.
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Geographical distribution
- Australasia, Australia, New South Wales
- Australasia, Australia, Queensland
Coleus argentatus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
Family: LAMIACEAEGenus: Coleus
Species: argentatus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
Common names: Silver Spurflower
Distribution summary: E. Australia
Habit: Sub-Shrub
Hardiness: H1c - Heated greenhouse; warm temperate
Habitat: Tropical rocky outcrops
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Southern Hemisphere Wolfson bed (N), Plants in pots (POT)
Flowering months: June, July, August, September