Paton et al. (2019) list the following species of Coleus (around 300), many transferred from Plectranthus. , Plants of the World Online accepted 320 species.
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Coleus abyssinicus (Fresen.) A.J.Paton Coleus acariformis (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus achankoviliensis Smitha & A.J.Paton Coleus actites (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus adenanthus (Dalzell & A.Gibson) A.J.Paton Coleus adenophorus (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus aegyptiacus (Forssk.) A.J.Paton Coleus affinis (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus albicalyx (Suddee) Suddee Coleus aliciae (Codd) A.J.Paton Coleus alloplectus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson Coleus alpinus Vatke Coleus altanmouiensis (T.C.Wilson, P.I.Forst. & M.A.M.Renner) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst. Coleus amboinicus Lour. Coleus amicorum (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson Coleus amiculatus (T.C.Wilson, P.I.Forst. & M.A.M.Renner) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst. Coleus amoenus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus anamudianus (Smitha & Sunojk.) Smitha Coleus angolensis (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton Coleus angulatus (Hedge) A.J.Paton & Phillipson Coleus anthonyi Jebin Joseph & J.Mathew Coleus apoensis Elmer Coleus apreptus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson Coleus apricus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus arabicus Benth. Coleus arenicola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus argentatus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson Coleus argenteus (Gamble) A.J.Paton Coleus argentifolius (Ryding) A.J.Paton Coleus articulatus (I.M.Johnst.) A.J.Paton Coleus ater A.J.Paton Coleus auriglandulosus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus australis (R.Br.) A.J.Paton Coleus autranii Briq.
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Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don Coleus bariensis (Ryding) A.J.Paton Coleus batesii (Baker) A.J.Paton Coleus batianoffii (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus bellus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus betonicifolius (Baker) A.J.Paton Coleus bifidus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus bipartitus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus bishopianus (Gamble) Smitha & A.J.Paton Coleus blakei (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus bojeri Benth. Coleus bolavenensis Suddee, Tagane & Rueangr. Coleus botryosus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus bourneae (Gamble) Smitha & A.J.Paton Coleus bracteatus Dunn Coleus brazzavillensis A.Chev. Coleus buchananii (Baker) Brenan Coleus burorum Chiov.
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Coleus caillei A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel Coleus calaminthoides (Baker) A.J.Paton Coleus calcicola Murata Coleus caldericola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus calycinus (Benth.) A.J.Paton Coleus cambodianus (Murata) A.J.Paton Coleus caninus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Vatke Coleus carnosifolius (Hemsl.) Dunn Coleus cataractarum (B.J.Pollard) A.J.Paton Coleus caudatus (S.Moore) E.Downes & I.Darbysh. Coleus celsus A.J.Paton Coleus centraliafricanus A.J.Paton Coleus chevalieri Briq. Coleus ciliatus (Bramley) A.J.Paton Coleus circinnatus (Hedge) A.J.Paton & Phillipson Coleus coeruleus Gürke Coleus comosus Hochst. ex Gürke Coleus confertiflorus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus congensis (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus congestus (R.Br.) A.J.Paton Coleus conglomeratus (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun Coleus crassus (N.E.Br.) Culham Coleus cremnus (B.J.Conn) A.J.Paton Coleus cucullatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus cuneatus Baker f. Coleus cyanophyllus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus cylindraceus (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton
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Coleus daviesii E.A.Bruce Coleus decimus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus decurrens Gürke Coleus deflexifolius (Baker) A.J.Paton Coleus defoliatus (Hochst. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton Coleus densus (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton Coleus descampsii (Briq.) A.J.Paton Coleus dewildemanianus (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton Coleus dichotomus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus dinteri (Briq.) A.J.Paton Coleus dissitiflorus Gürke Coleus divaricatus A.J.Paton Coleus diversus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson Coleus dolichopodus (Briq.) A.J.Paton Coleus dumicola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus dysophylloides (Benth.) A.J.Paton
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Coleus efoliatus De Wild. Coleus elliotii (S.Moore) A.J.Paton Coleus elongatus Trimen Coleus eminii (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus engleri (Briq.) A.J.Paton Coleus erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr.) A.J.Paton Coleus esculentus (N.E.Br.) G.Taylor Coleus eungellaensis A.J.Paton Coleus excelsus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus exilis (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
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Coleus fasciculatus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus ferricola Phillipson, O.Hooper & A.J.Paton Coleus foetidus (Benth.) A.J.Paton Coleus foliatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus forsteri (Benth.) A.J.Paton Coleus fragrantissimus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus fredericii G.Taylor Coleus fruticosus Wight ex Benth.
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Coleus galeatus (Vahl) Benth. Coleus gamblei (Smitha & Sunojk.) Smitha Coleus garckeanus Vatke Coleus geminatus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus gibbosus A.J.Paton Coleus gigantifolius (Suddee) Suddee Coleus gillettii (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton Coleus glabriflorus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus globosus (Ryding) A.J.Paton Coleus goetzenii (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus gossweileri A.J.Paton Coleus gracilipedicellatus (Robyns & Lebrun) A.J.Paton Coleus gracilis Gürke Coleus gracillimus (T.C.E.Fr.) Robyns & Lebrun Coleus graminifolius (Perkins) A.J.Paton Coleus grandicalyx E.A.Bruce Coleus grandidentatus (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus graniticola (A.Chev.) A.J.Paton Coleus gratus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson Coleus graveolens (R.Br.) A.J.Paton Coleus guerkei (Briq.) A.J.Paton Coleus gymnostomus Gürke
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Coleus habrophyllus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus hadiensis (Forssk.) A.J.Paton Coleus hairulii Kiew Coleus hallii (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton Coleus harmandii (Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus helferi (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton Coleus hereroensis (Engl.) A.J.Paton Coleus hijazensis (Abdel Khalik) A.J.Paton Coleus hildeae Coleus humulopsis (B.J.Pollard) A.J.Paton Coleus hymalis (J.R.I.Wood) A.J.Paton
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Coleus idukkianus (J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn) Smitha Coleus igniarioides (Ryding) A.J.Paton Coleus igniarius Schweinf. Coleus ignotus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus inflatus Benth. Coleus inselbergi (B.J.Pollard & A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus insignis (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton Coleus insolitus (C.H.Wright) Robyns & Lebrun Coleus insularis (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus intraterraneus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson
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Coleus kaminaensis Coleus kanneliyensis L.H.Cramer & S. Balas. Coleus kanyakumariensis (Shinoj & Sunojk.) Smitha Coleus kapatensis R.E.Fr. Coleus kirkii (Baker) A.J.Paton Coleus kivuensis Lebrun & L.Touss. Coleus klossii (S.Moore) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson Coleus koualensis A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel Coleus koulikoroensis A.J.Paton Coleus kundelunguensis Coleus kunstleri (Prain) A.J.Paton
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Coleus lactiflorus Vatke Coleus laetus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus lageniocalyx Briq. Coleus lanceolatus (Bojer ex Benth.) A.J.Paton & Phillipson Coleus lancifolius (Bramley) A.J.Paton Coleus lanuginosus Hochst. ex Benth. Coleus lasianthus Gürke Coleus lateriticola (A.Chev.) Phillipson, O.Hooper & A.J.Paton Coleus laxus (T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst. Coleus leemannii Coleus leiperi (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus linarioides Coleus linearifolius (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton Coleus lisowskii Coleus livingstonei A.J.Paton Coleus longipetiolatus Gürke Coleus lyratus (A.Chev.) Roberty
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Coleus maculosus (Lam.) A.J.Paton Coleus madagascariensis (Pers.) A.Chev. Coleus magnificus P.I.Forst. & A.J.Paton Coleus malabaricus Benth. Coleus mannii Hook.f. Coleus marrubatus (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton Coleus megacalyx (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus megadontus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus melleri (Baker) A.J.Paton & Phillipson Coleus meyeri (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus minor (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton Coleus minusculus Coleus minutiflorus (Ryding) A.J.Paton Coleus minutus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus mirabilis Briq. Coleus mirus (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson Coleus mitis (R.A.Clement) A.J.Paton Coleus mitwabaensis Coleus modestus (Baker) Robyns & Lebrun Coleus mollis Benth. Coleus monostachyus (P.Beauv.) A.J.Paton Coleus mutabilis (Codd) A.J.Paton Coleus myrianthellus Briq. Coleus mystax
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Coleus namuliensis E.Downes & I.Darbysh. Coleus neochilus (Schltr.) Codd Coleus nepetifolius (Baker) A.J.Paton Coleus niamniamensis (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus nigericus (Alston) A.J.Paton Coleus nitidus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus niveus (Hiern) A.J.Paton Coleus nyikensis Baker
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Coleus omissus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus orthodontus (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus otostegioides (Schweinf. ex Gürke) A.J.Paton
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Coleus pallidus (Wall. ex Benth.) A.J.Paton Coleus paniculatus Benth. Coleus parishii (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton Coleus parvicalyx (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus parvifolius Coleus pengbelensis Coleus penicillatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus pentheri Gürke Coleus perrieri (Hedge) A.J.Paton & Phillipson Coleus persoonii Benth. Coleus petiolatissimus Briq. Coleus petraeus (Backer ex Adelb.) A.J.Paton Coleus petricola (J.Mathew & B.J.Conn) A.J.Paton Coleus phulangkaensis (Suddee, Suphuntee & Saengrit) Suddee Coleus piscatorum Coleus plantagineus (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton Coleus platyphyllus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus pobeguinii Hutch. & Dalziel Coleus polystachyus (Benth.) A.J.Paton Coleus porcatus (van Jaarsv. & P.J.D.Winter) A.J.Paton Coleus porphyranthus (T.J.Edwards & N.R.Crouch) A.J.Paton Coleus prittwitzii (Perkins) A.J.Paton Coleus prostratus (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus psammophilus (Codd) A.J.Paton Coleus pseudoschizophyllus Coleus pseudospeciosus (Buscal. & Muschl.) A.J.Paton Coleus pulchellus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus pyramidatus (Gürke) K.Balkwill
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Coleus rafidahiae Kiew Coleus recurvata (Ryding) A.J.Paton Coleus repens Gürke Coleus reticulatus A.Chev. Coleus rhodesianus (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton Coleus robustus (Hook.f.) A.J.Paton Coleus rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot Coleus ruandensis (De Wild.) A.J.Paton Coleus rutenbergianus (Vatke) A.J.Paton & Phillipson Coleus ruziziensis
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Coleus sahyadricus (Smitha & Sunojk.) Smitha Coleus sallyae (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus sanguineus (Britten) A.J.Paton Coleus saxorum (J.Mathew, Yohannan & B.J.Conn) Smitha Coleus scaber (Benth.) A.J.Paton Coleus scandens Gürke Coleus scebeli Chiov. Coleus schizophyllus (Baker) A.J.Paton Coleus schliebenii (Mildbr.) A.J.Paton Coleus scopulideorum Coleus scruposus A.J.Paton Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth. Coleus seretii De Wild. Coleus serracafemaensis Coleus sessilifolius (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus shirensis Gürke Coleus shoolamudianus (Sunil & Naveen Kum.) Smitha & A.J.Paton Coleus sigmoideus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus socotranus (Radcl.-Sm.) A.J.Paton Coleus sphaerocephalus (Baker) A.J.Paton Coleus splendens (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus splendidus A.Chev. Coleus stachyoides (Oliv.) E.A.Bruce Coleus steenisii (H.Keng) A.J.Paton Coleus stenostachys (Baker) A.J.Paton & Phillipson Coleus strictipes (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton Coleus strobilifer (Roxb.) A.J.Paton Coleus stuhlmannii (Gürke) A.J.Paton Coleus suaveolens (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.Wilson Coleus subspicatus (Hochst.) Walp. Coleus succulentus Pax Coleus suffruticosus (Wight) A.J.Paton Coleus sylvestris (Gürke) A.J.Paton & Phillipson
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Coleus tenuicaulis Hook.f. Coleus tetradenifolius (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus tetragonus (Gürke) Robyns & Lebrun Coleus thalassoscopicus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus thyrsoideus Baker Coleus togoensis (Perkins) A.J.Paton Coleus tomentifolius (Suddee) Suddee Coleus torrenticola (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus triangularis (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton Coleus trullatus (A.J.Paton) A.J.Paton
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Coleus umbrosus Vatke Coleus unguentarius (Codd) A.J.Paton Coleus urticifolius Benth.
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Coleus velutinus (Trimen) A.J.Paton Coleus venteri (van Jaarsv. & Hankey) A.J.Paton Coleus ventosus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus venustus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. Coleus verticillatus (Baker) A.J.Paton Coleus vettiveroides K.C.Jacob Coleus veyretiae (Guillaumet & A.Cornet) A.J.Paton & Phillipson Coleus villosus (Forssk.) A.J.Paton
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Coleus wallamanensis (T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst.) T.C.Wilson & P.I.Forst. Coleus welwitschii Briq.
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Coleus xanthanthus C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang