Coleus mirabilis Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 183. 1894

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Coleus mirabilis Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 183. 1894 Fig. 5B

Coleus mirabilis var. hypisodontus Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 184. 1894., nom. inval.

Ascocarydion mirabile (Briq.) G.Taylor, J. Bot. 69(suppl. 2): 162. 1931.

Burnatastrum mirabile (Briq.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 4: 175. 2001.

Plectranthus mirabilis (Briq.) Launert, Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 7: 299. 1968. Type: Angola, Malanje (Malandsche), Mar. 1880, Mechow 489 (lectotype: Z isolectotype: W; designated by Codd (1975)).

Coleus mirabilis var. buchnerianus Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 184. 1894. Types: Angola, Moma, N of Malanje (Malandsche), Buchner 81, 82, 83, 84 & 85 (syntypes: B, destroyed).

Coleus mirabilis var. mecjowianus Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 184. 1894. Type: Angola, Lumsuneja stream, between Malanje (Malandsche) and Cuango (Quango) rivers, June1880, Mechow s.n. (isotype: Z).

Coleus mirabilis var. poggeanus Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 184. 1894. Type: Congo, R.Lulua, 9°30'S, Pogge 350 (holotype: B, destroyed).

Coleus leucophyllus Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 292. 1895. Type: Zambia, near Mwero, W of Lake Tanganyika, 1894, Carson 26 (holotype: K).

Distribution.

S. DRC to NE. Namibia.

Figures

Figure 5. Species of Coleus 2. A Coleus maculosus subsp. lanatus (Photo: Vincent Droissart) B C. mirabilis (Photo: David Goyder) C C. porphyranthus (Photo: Neil Crouch) D C. orthodontus (Photo: Bart Wursten) E C. tenuicaulis (Photo: Ernst van Jaarsveld) F C. strobilifer (Photo: Naiyana Tetsana).