Clerodendrum johnstonii var. marsabitense ( Verdcourt 1992: 118 ) Meerts, 2023

Meerts, Pierre, 2023, The genus Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae) in the flora of Central Africa (D. R. Congo, Rwanda, Burundi), Phytotaxa 594 (1), pp. 1-42 : 21

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.594.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7868786
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scientific name	Clerodendrum johnstonii var. marsabitense ( Verdcourt 1992: 118 ) Meerts
status	comb. et stat. nov.

Treatment

14c. Clerodendrum johnstonii var. marsabitense ( Verdcourt 1992: 118) Meerts View in CoL , comb. et stat. nov.

Basionym: Clerodendrum johnstonii subsp. marsabitense Verdc. View in CoL ( Verdcourt 1992, Fl. Trop. East Africa, Verbenaceae: 118). Type:— KENYA. Northern frontier Province, Marsabit, Gillett 15100 (holotype: K000333102, iso-: BR0000008715524!).

Clerodendrum johnstonii is variable for indumentum of lower surface of lamina, and Verdcourt (1992) treated that variation at subspecies level. However, leaf indumentum is not correlated to other traits, and a varietal rank seems more appropriate.

Distribution in Central Africa:— Not present (but see note under var. rubropunctatum ).

Distribution elsewhere:— Kenya.

Habitat:—Same as type variety.