Coleus thyrsoideus Baker, Bot. Mag. 125: t. 7672 1899.

≡ Plectranthus thyrsoideus (Baker) B. Mathew, Kew Bull. 31: 174. 1976. Type: Plant cultivated at Kew, seed from herbarium specimen from N of Lake Malawi collected by Whyte, 3 Jan 1899 (holotype K [K 000430792]).

Description.

Paton et al. (2013: 258), as Plectranthus thyrsoideus (Baker) B. Mathew.

Distribution.

S Tropical Africa.

Habitat and ecology.

Savannah and shrub savannah on rocky slopes; 1200–1300 m elev.

Additional specimens.

DR. Congo, Haut-Katanga, Territ. Sakania, SE de Kipushia, Mont Lukanga, 29 Apr 1971, S. Lisowski 23388 (POZG); Env. Kasumbalesa, colline Kibwe I, 20 Mar 1971, S. Lisowski 23315 (POZG).

Note.

New species record for DR. Congo.