Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis

Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis, synonym Plectranthus edulis,^[1] the Ethiopian potato,^[2] known as wolayta dinich or oromo dinich in Amharic,^{[citation needed]} is a species of perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. Indigenous to Ethiopia, it is grown for its edible tubers, which are cooked before they are eaten.^[3]

Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis
Scientific classification
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[1]
Synonyms[1]
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

See also

• Ethiopian cuisine
• Stachys affinis