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Genus: Solenostemon Life
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About 60
species, distributed in Africa, Asia and Malesia, with one species native
to southern Africa - Solenostemon rotundifolius. An additional two
species are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Solenostemon rotundifolius |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Solenostemon scutellarioides
(Coleus)
Native to Malesia. |
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Solenostemon autraini
[= Solenostemon shirensis]
Native to tropical Africa. |
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