Equilabium molle

Equilabium molle

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Plectranthinae
Genus: Equilabium
Species: Equilabium molle

Name

Equilabium molle (Aiton) Mwany. & A.J.Paton, 2019

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Ocimum molle Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 322 (1789).
• Homotypic
  • Plectranthus mollis (Aiton) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 2: 690 (1825).
  • Plectranthus secundus Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 20 (1832), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Ocimum mayporense B.Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 271 (1821).
  • Plectranthus incanus Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 120 (1822).
  • Plectranthus divaricatus Weinm., Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 68 (1824).
  • Ocimum cordifolium Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 116 (1825), pro syn.
  • Plectranthus cordifolius D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 116 (1825).
  • Plectranthus mayporensis (B.Heyne ex Roth) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 2: 691 (1825).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Paton, A.J., Mwanyambo, M., Govaerts, R.H.A., Smitha, K., Suddee, S., Phillipson, P.B., Wilson, T.C., Forster, P.I. & Culham, A. 2019. Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera. PhytoKeys 129: 1–158. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.129.34988 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Equilabium molle. Published online. Accessed: 27 July 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Equilabium molle in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 21. Reference page. 

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