Eungella coleus
Coleus eungellaensis, Fam. Lamiaceae
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Vulnerable, erect or straggling sub shrub, up to 50cm, naturally found on granite outcrops above 700m altitude in the Eungella region. The species was previously identified as Plectranthus graniticola.
Weed Category: | |
Weed: | No |
Form or habit: | Shrub |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Leaf: | Simple, green, lanceolate-ovate, 13-70 x 6-50 mm wide, somewhat fleshy, serrate with 15 to 18 teeth on each margin, and dense retrorse non-glandular silver trichomes to 0.8 mm long. Petioles 2-45 x 1-2mm. |
Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
Flower colour: |
Purple |
Flower description: | Cyme of one to three branches, each pedunculate, 5-17cm. 14 to 16 purple flowers, arranged five to 13mm apart. Calyx is 3.5mm long and the corolla 12-13mm long. |
Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
Fruit colour: | |
Fruit: | |
Fruit description: | Brown, ovoid, glabrous, flattened, mucilaginous nutlets |
Habitat: | Open forest, vine thicket. |
Distribution | Queensland. |
Food source for: | |
Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
Origin: | Australia. |
Notes: | Full sun to part shade, in well drained soil. Suitable for hedging, and pruning after flowering will encourage dense growth. |
Information sources: | Department of Environment and Science (2022) Species profile- Plectranthus graniticola. |