Dear Kalakoti ji, My plant is identified as *Coleus monostachyus* by Saroj ji. Thank you, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Tue, 20 Jan, 2026, 8:58 pm Sam Kuzhalanattu, <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Kalakoti ji, > Thank you very much for your valuable response. I simply means that my > plant is not *Coleus rotundifolius* that widely cultivated here for its > tubers and the same is very close to my plant. > Kind regards, > Sam Kuzhalanattu. > > On Tue, 20 Jan, 2026, 8:35 pm eFloraofIndia, < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> A message has been sent to the indiantreepix >> <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix> group and is awaiting >> approval. We've included this message for your review. >> >> The message requires moderation because the user does not have permission >> to post. >> >> You can approve or reject >> <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/pendmsg> this message or >> you can approve this message by replying to this email. >> [image: Visit Google Groups] >> >> Start <https://groups.google.com/groups/create?src=email> your own >> group, visit <https://groups.google.com/support/?src=email> the help >> centre or report >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix/abuse> abuse. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "B.S. Kalakoti" <[email protected]> >> To: eFloraofIndia <[email protected]> >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:05:08 -0800 (PST) >> Subject: Re: 743 ID wild plant Coleus non tuberous >> 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/CADkXgDRd73FNLp05TGG%3Dw%2BwwHqkmZDO3RPpKUtbKgmfaiZtpNg%40mail.gmail.com.
