I agree with Giby's id. The current name is Plectranthus amboinicus. Regards
Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > No, leaves of all Coleus species (most of the wild species) are not > edible. > > Regards, > Giby > > > > On 3 July 2011 21:36, satyendra tiwari <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> Is the all coleus leaves edible? >> Satyendra >> >> On 3 July 2011 21:28, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Coleus aromaticus of Lamiaceae family. It is a medicinal plant >>> (steamed or raw leaves) used for fever, cough and cold especially for >>> kids. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 3, 8:48 pm, chitralekha P <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Please identify this plant. I have seen this in Hyderabad as well as in >>> > Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Have not seen flowers. Leaves smell like >>> Ajwain >>> > (Trachyspermum ammi) and are used in making pakoras. >>> > Thanks, >>> > Regards, >>> > Chitralekha >>> > >>> > 045.JPG >>> > 214KViewDownload >>> > >>> > 046.JPG >>> > 191KViewDownload >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Satyendra K.Tiwari. >> Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader >> H.NO <http://h.no/> 129, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. >> M.P. India 484-661 >> Park Entry fee is constantly under revision since last one year. We take >> no responsibility for any changes in park rules / fees. We will endaevour to >> let you know as soon as we know of such changes. >> To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links. >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotography >> http://tigerdiaries.blogspot.com >> http://skayscamp.wetpaint.com >> SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT). >> http://www.toftigers.org/accommodation/Default.aspx?id=15 >> Review Skay's Camp on TripAdvisor >> 00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209 >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
