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Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Coleus
Species:
C. maculosus
Subspecies:
C. m. subsp. edulis
Trinomial name
Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis
(Vatke) A.J.Paton
Synonyms
  • Coleus aquaticus Gürke
  • Coleus clivicola S.Moore
  • Coleus edulis Vatke
  • Coleus fimbriatus Lebrun & L.Touss.
  • Coleus palustris Vatke
  • Coleus rivularis Vatke
  • Coleus tuberosus A.Rich., nom. illeg., non C. tuberosus (Blume) Benth.
  • Majana richardiana Kuntze, nom. illeg.
  • Plectranthus edulis (Vatke) Agnew
  • Plectranthus fimbriatus (Lebrun & L.Touss.) Troupin & Ayob.
  • Plectranthus punctatus subsp. edulis (Vatke) A.J.Paton

Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis, synonym Plectranthus edulis, the Ethiopian potato, known as welayta dinich in Amharic, is a species of perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is indigenous to Ethiopia, where it is grown for its edible tubers. The tubers are cooked before they are eaten.

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