Coleus lanuginosus Hochst. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 79. 1848

Majana lanuginosa (Hochst. ex Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524. 1891.

Plectranthus lanuginosus (Hochst. ex Benth.) Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Fl.: 638. 1974. Type: Ethiopia, Adua, 4 Oct. 1842, Schimper 1915 (lectotype: K; isolectotypes: BM, FT, KIEL, UPS, W; designated by Ryding (2000)).

Coleus albidus Vatke, Linnaea 37: 321. 1872. Type: Ethiopia, Mettaro, 1 Oct. 1862, Schimper 347 (holotype: B, destroyed; isotypes: JE, PRE, Z).

Coleus schimperi Vatke, Linnaea 37: 320. 1872.

Coleus barbatus var. schimperi (Vatke) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 430. 1900.

Plectranthus semayatensis Cufod., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33(Suppl.): 838. 1963., non P. schimperi Vatke. Type: Ethiopia, Semajada (Semayata), 12 Oct. 1862, Schimper 618 (holotype: B, destroyed; isotypes: BM, G, JE, K).

Coleus montanus Hochst. ex Ces., Rendiconto Reale Accad. Sci. Fis. 12: 264-266. 1879. Type: Ethiopia, Schimper 2460 (holotype: RO, Erbario Cesati) synon. nov.

Coleus trichophorus Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 130. 1894. Type: Ethiopia, Aman-eski, 5 Nov. 1854, Schimper 342 (holotype; G; isotype: P).

Coleus maculatus Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 210. 1894. Type: Tanzania, Moshi District: Marangu, Volkens 429 (holotype: B, destroyed; isotypes: BM, G).

Coleus maranguensis Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 216. 1894. Type: Tanzania, Moshi District: Marangu, Volkens 630 (holotype: B, destroyed; isotype: BM).

Coleus gomphophyllus Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 225. 1895. Type: Somalia, Golis Range, Lort Phillips s.n. (holotype, K).

Coleus schweinfurthii Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 432. 1900., nom. illeg., non C. schweinfurthii Vatke.

Coleus sodalium Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 526. 1900. Type: Eritrea, Mogad (Magod) Valley, Schweinfurth & Riva 1810 (holotype: K; isotype: Z).

Coleus somalensis S.Moore, J. Bot. 1901: 265. 1901. Type: Somalia, Gan Liban, Donaldson-Smith s.n. (holotype: BM).

Coleus gallaensis Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 169. 1906. Type: Ethiopia, Belana, Ellenbeck 374 (syntype: B, destroyed); Gara Mulata, Ellenbeck 576 (syntype: B, destroyed; neotype: Ethiopia, Harerge Region, Gara Mulata, Gillett 5348 (neotype: K, designated by Ryding (2000)).

Coleus helenae Buscal. & Muschl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 487. 1913. Type: Zambia, Lake Bangweulu (Banguelo-See), but in reality from Eritrea, Mai Gogol, near Segeneti, von Aosta 862 (holotype: B, destroyed; neotype: Eritrea, Sageneti, Schweinfurth & Riva 1184 (neotype: FT; isoneotype: BR, K, P; designated by Ryding (2001)).

Distribution.

Eritrea to N. Tanzania, SW. Arabian Peninsula. Naturalized in Zimbabwe.