Coleus affinis

Coleus affinis

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 affinis

Name

Coleus affinis (Gürke) A.J.Paton, 2019

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pycnostachys affinis Gürke in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 345 (1895).
• Heterotypic
  • Pycnostachys speciosa Gürke in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 345 (1895).
  • Pycnostachys dawei N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 41: 18 (1907).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Paton, A.J., 2019. PhytoKeys 129: 13

Additional 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coleus affinis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Coleus affinis. 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 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Coleus affinis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coleus affinis. Published online. Accessed: May 26 2022.

Vernacular names

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