Dear Sir, Coleus is non tuberous also in South India, I have observed in Govanur (near Coimbatur) flower looks like coleus but leaves are not matching. May be Perilla, or plectranthus etc. pls confirm . Or Coleus from Sri lanka also not developing tubers. Regards Dr.B.S. Kalakoti
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at 14:05:59 UTC+5:30 Sam Kuzhalanattu wrote: > Please ID wild non tuberous Coleus, kind regards, Sam. > Location: Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA > Altitude: 100fsl > Flower date: 14OCT2025, 08.55am > Habitat: wild moisture sloppy streamside > Plant habit: small erect branchless non tuberous herb, weak fleshy angular > stem 01.5cm base circumference, annual > Height: upto 02 feet > Leaves: opposite heart shaped acute flexible serrated margins, size upto: > 06×4cm > Flower: terminal/axillary spike inflorescence, clustered, whitish violet, > non fragrant size:04x2mm > Fruit: > Seed: > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/d8a0c58d-401e-4b75-be65-3b1b8de390a8n%40googlegroups.com.
