naturalizedLamiaceae
Coleus amboinicus
Indian Borage
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Plectranthus amboinicus, once identified as Coleus amboinicus, is a semi-succulent perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae with a pungent oregano-like flavor and odor. It is native to Southern and Eastern Africa. It is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics where it is used as a traditional medicine, spice, and ornamental plant.
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Where documented · 51 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 96 · GBIF 11 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 16 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 7
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 6
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 5
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 4
Kalalau · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Makawao · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaimū · HawaiʻiiNat 3
Pāʻā · KauaʻiiNat 2
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keaʻau · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiohuli · MauiiNat 2
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikapū · MauiiNat 2
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 2
Hāliʻimaile · MauiiNat 2
Kahuku · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Hāwī · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Puʻukapu · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waikele · OʻahuiNat 1
Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Hāmākuapoko · MauiiNat 1
Kahuku · OʻahuiNat 1
Kauleolī 1-2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waikahekahe · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Papalele · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Nienie · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1
Waiāhole · OʻahuiNat 1
ʻĀʻamakaō · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Hōlualoa 3 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Ohanaula · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 1
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 1
Hōʻaeʻae · OʻahuiNat 1
Ulumalu · MauiiNat 1
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 1
Hālawa · MolokaʻiiNat 1
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 1
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 1
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 1
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 1
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1