Coleus batesii (Baker) A. J. Paton, Phytokeys 129: 25. 2019.

≡ Pycnostachys batesii Baker in D. Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 386. 1900. Type: Cameroon, Efulen, 11 Sep 1885, G. L. Bates 372 (holotype K [K 000405951]; isotype BM [BM 000884040]).

Description.

Paton et al. (2009: 406), as Pycnostachys batesii Baker.

Distribution.

Cameroon to SW Uganda and DR. Congo.

Habitat and ecology.

Rainforest, riparian forest, 750–1300 m elev.

Additional specimens.

DR. Congo, Forestier Central, Riv. Mangbana, afffl. Djuma-Semliki, 14 Mar 1955, G. F. de Witte 12002 (BR); Confluent Mamudjoma-Djuma, 7 Mar 1955, G. F. de Witte 12042 (BR, K); Urega (Maniema), Jun 1932, J. Lebrun 5604 (BR, K); Ituri, between Lodjo and Ituri River crossing, 27 Jan 2011, B. Bytebier et al. 3403 (BR, EA, EPU, K); Lac Albert, Ituri, Mont Hoyo, route forestière vers le poste de Hoyo, 2 Aug 1975, S. Lisowski 40875 (POZG).