Lamiaceae
Coleus

Coleus welwitschii Briq.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 185 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430. [Cited as Plectranthus dupuisii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Maiato, F.; Camôngua, J. [1144B] Angola K001590844 Yes
Jun 1, 2013 Robertson, S.A. [7495] Kenya Plectranthus dupuisii K000938037 No
May 24, 2013 Wieringa, J.J. [1094] Gabon Plectranthus dupuisii K000735956 No
Gossweiler, J. [10037] Angola Plectranthus dupuisii K000070376 Yes
Barbosa, G. [9562] Angola Plectranthus dupuisii K000070378 Yes
Santos, R. [604] Angola Plectranthus dupuisii K000070375 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [9743] Angola Plectranthus dupuisii K000070379 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2524] Angola Plectranthus dupuisii K000070374 Yes
Henriques, C. [285] Angola Plectranthus dupuisii K000070377 Yes
Couto, C. [303] Angola Plectranthus dupuisii K000070373 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0