Coleus sylvestris ( Guerke ) A.J.Paton & Phillipson, 2019

Paton, Alan J., Mwanyambo, Montfort, Govaerts, Rafael H. A., Smitha, Kokkaraniyil, Suddee, Somran, Phillipson, Peter B., Wilson, Trevor C., Forster, Paul I. & Culham, Alastair, 2019, Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera, PhytoKeys 129, pp. 1-158 : 90

Coleus sylvestris ( Guerke) A.J.Paton & Phillipson comb. nov.

Plectranthus sylvestris Gürke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 205. 1894. Type: Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Rifinika Hill on Mawenzi, 14 Sept. 1893, Volkens 965 (holotype: B, destroyed; isotype: BM, G).

Coleus ruwenzoriensis Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 427. 1900. Types: Uganda, Ruwenzori, Scott Elliot 7556 & 7798 (syntypes: BM).

Plectranthus chiradzulensis Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 412. 1900. Types: Malawi, Mt Chiradzulu summit, Meller s.n. (syntype: K (K000430788); Mt Mulanje, Whyte s.n. (syntype: K (K000430787).

Coleus ferrugineus Robyns, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 77. 1943.

Plectranthus ferrugineus (Robyns) Troupin & Ayob. in G.M.D.Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 3: 336. 1985., nom. inval. Type: DRC, Karisimbi, Lebrun 5005 (holotype: BR; isotype: K).

Coleus subulatus Robyns, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 76. 1943. Type: DRC, Kivu, Tschamugussa, de Witte 1854 (holotype: BR).

Plectranthus bosseri Hedge, Fl. Madag. 175: 214. 1998. Type: Madagascar, Bosser 17953 (holotype: P).

Distribution.

Trop. Africa, Madagascar.