Coleus comosus Hochst. ex Guerke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 212. 1894
Plectranthus ornatus Codd, Bothalia 11: 393. 1975., non Plectranthus comosus Sims. Type: Ethiopia, Dschenausa, 1 June 1840, Schimper 1328 (holotype: B, destroyed; isotypes: BM, FI, G, P).
Distribution.
NE and E. Africa, naturalized in South Africa.