Coleus madagascariensis

(Pers.) A.Chev. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Coleus

At a glance

Occurrence records366

Data sources6

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections1

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Coleus madagascariensis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility366 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF366 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries1 detections

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 42

01Narrative

Plectranthus madagascariensis, called thicket coleus, Madagascar coleus and candle plant (a name shared with many other species), is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to South Africa, eSwatini, Mozambique, Mauritius and Réunion, but not Madagascar. Its cultivar 'Variegated Mintleaf' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesTRYGIFT

Size & morphology4

Plant height max0.4 m

Seed mass0.295 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.295 mg · GIFT: 0.27 mg

Seed mass max0.27 mg

Seed mass min0.27 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formchamaephyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 676 m

Elevation min6 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcoding1 eDNA hits

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Coleus madagascariensis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections1

Countries1

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Coleus madagascariensis carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 42 n = 21

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 421×CCDB · Cave1958

CCDB · Cave1958 — de Wet 1958b

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.995 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type366 records

Wild obs. + sensor364

Museum / vouchered2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO840 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy96% within 1 km

≤100 m 246≤1 km 32≤10 km 9>10 km 4

291 georeferenced · 73 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor364

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 2 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 1 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Durban, ZA	1

1 institutions · 1 of 2 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Coleus madagascariensis was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found1

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median18.2 °C 18.2–18.2

Seasonal swing summer↔winter11.7 °C

Max temp (day)21.4 °C

Min temp (night)15.0 °C

Precipitation3.10 mm/mo

Air humidity59.8 %

Moisture balance-143 mm/mo

Vapour deficit839 Pa

Wind speed4.70 m/s

Cloud cover31.3 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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