Coleus madagascariensis

Coleus madagascariensis

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: Coleus
Species: Coleus madagascariensis

Name

Coleus madagascariensis (Pers.) A.Chev., 1853

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ocimum madagascariense Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 135 (1806).
• Homotypic
  • Plectranthus madagascariensis (Pers.) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 37 (1832).
• Heterotypic
  • Plectranthus hirtus Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 38 (1832).
  • Plectranthus villosus Sieber ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 38 (1832).
  • Plectranthus mauritianus Bojer, Hortus Maurit.: 254 (1837), not validly publ.
  • Plectranthus pubescens Willd. ex Benth., Linnaea 11: 344 (1837), not validly publ.
  • Ocimum auricula Forssk. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 43, 68 (1848).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mauritius, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Swaziland Regional: Eastern Africa Mozambique References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chevalier, A.J.B., 1853. Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 33: 338

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coleus madagascariensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Coleus madagascariensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Coleus madagascariensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coleus madagascariensis. Published online. Accessed: May 24 2022.

Vernacular names

English: thicket coleus, Madagascar coleus, candle plant

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