Abstract
Coleus forskohlii (Willd.) Briq. (Syn. C. barbatus (Andr.) Benth. (Lamiaceae) is a herbaceous species of medicinal importance, found on dry hill slopes particularly in the subtropical, warm temperate climate zones in the Afro-Asian subcontinents. It has been recorded from mountainous regions of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, and parts of Africa. In India it grows wild in the Himalayan region, from the Shimla hills extending through the Kumaon and Garhwal hills, at an altitudinal range of 600-2300 m, in the Parasnath hills (Bihar) and in Gujarat and Western Ghats (Anonymous 1950; Husain et al. 1992).
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Chandel, K.P.S., Sharma, N. (1997). Micropropagation of Coleus forskohlii (Willd.) Briq.. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) High-Tech and Micropropagation VI. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03354-8_6
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