Coleus esculentus (N. E. Br.) G. Taylor

Meerts, Pierre J. & Paton, Alan J., 2024, The genus Coleus (Lamiaceae) in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi), with the description of 15 new species, PhytoKeys 246, pp. 71-178 : 71-178

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3897/phytokeys.246.129476
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13629787
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scientific name	Coleus esculentus (N. E. Br.) G. Taylor
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Treatment

Coleus esculentus (N. E. Br.) G. Taylor View in CoL , J. Bot. 69 (suppl. 2): 158. 1931.

≡ Plectranthus esculentus N. E. Br. View in CoL , Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 12. 1894. Type: cultivated at K from material sent by J. Medley Wood from KwaZulu-Natal, 1893 (lectotype K [ K 000975993 ], designated by Codd (1975); isolectotype BOL).

Note.

Our treatment of C. esculentus departs from recent floras, which recognised two species ( C. esculentus and C. densus ). Variation in DR. Congo is complex, comprising morphs difficult to accommodate into such a scheme. We recognise one species comprising four varieties, including a new one. Evidence from molecular markers is needed to test the validity of this treatment.