Equilabium gracile (Suess.) Mwany. & A.J.Paton, 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 : 99-100

Equilabium gracile (Suess.) Mwany. & A.J.Paton comb. nov. Fig. 6E

Plectranthus gracilis Suess., Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 52. 1951. Type: Zimbabwe, Marondera (Marandellas), 26 Feb. 1943, Dehn 748 (holotype: M).

Plectranthus zernyi Gilli, Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77: 39. 1973. Type: Tanzania, Matengo Highlands, WSW from Songea, Ugano, 2 Mar. 1936, Zerny 483 (holotype: W; isotype: K).

Plectranthus seyanii A.J.Paton & Brummitt, Kew Bull. 46: 523. 1991. Type: Malawi, Shire Valley, 16 km W of Zomba, 12 Mar. 1977, Brummitt & Patel 14821 (holotype: K; isotypes: MAL, SRGH, WAG).

Distribution.

S. Tanzania to S. Trop. Africa.

Figures

Figure 6. Species of Equilabium 1. A Equilabium dolomiticum (Photo: Neil Crouch) B E. dissectum var. dissectum (Photo: Montfort Mwanyambo) C E. gracilum (Photo: Bart Wursten) D E. laxiflorum (Photo: Bart Wursten).