Coleus strobilifer

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Distribution

This plant exhibits a widespread distribution across several key regions of Asia. In the East, it can be found specifically throughout Southeast China. Its presence is also heavily concentrated within the Indian Subcontinent, covering major areas such as India and Nepal. Furthermore, the species thrives in the specific environmental niches of Assam and the East Himalaya. Together, these locations highlight the diverse geographical range of this medicinal species.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Coleus strobilifer is characterized by its classification as a therophyte, a growth form defined by its ability to complete its life cycle within a single growing season. In its natural or cultivated environments, it functions as both a nanophanerophyte and a phanerophyte depending on the structural development of its stems and foliage, though it fundamentally adheres to the therophyte strategy of surviving through ephemeral growth. As a therophyte, the plant relies on the production of seeds to endure unfavorable seasonal conditions, ensuring that its biological lineage persists even after the parent organism has perished at the end of its annual cycle. This life cycle allows the species to rapidly exploit available resources, utilizing its seasonal period to achieve maximum vegetative expansion and reproductive output before returning to a dormant seed state.

Life form :

therophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Coleus strobilifer is characterized by its growth habit as a terrestrial plant, existing as an independent organism that does not function as a parasite. In terms of its structural support, the plant is classified as self-supporting, lacking the specialized climbing mechanisms required to be an obligatory or facultative climber. Instead, it maintains its upright or spreading posture through its own structural integrity, growing directly from the soil as a non-epiphytic, terrestrial species.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Coleus strobilifer has 3 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include EO, apigenin, luteolin.

EO

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apigenin

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luteolin

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Activities

Coleus strobilifer has 118 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include 11B-HSD-Inhibitor, Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, AntiADD, AntiHIV, Antiaflatoxin.

11B-HSD-Inhibitor

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Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor

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AntiADD

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AntiHIV

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Antiaflatoxin

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Antiaggregant

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Antiaging

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Antiallergic

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Antiangiogenic

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Antiarrhythmic

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