Lamiaceae
Coleus

Coleus kirkii (Baker) A.J.Paton

First published in PhytoKeys 129: 61 (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Cameroon, Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, 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?
Jan 1, 1939 Hooker [111] Pycnostachys reticulata K000406007 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Hooker [111] Pycnostachys reticulata K000406008 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1938 Kirk [s.n.] Malawi Pycnostachys reticulata K000405997 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1938 Kirk [s.n.] Malawi Pycnostachys reticulata K000405998 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Pycnostachys reticulata K000406009 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9001] Tanzania Pycnostachys reticulata K:SPC-27439.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [1600] Cameroon Pycnostachys reticulata K:SPC-03654.000 No
Goetze [806] Tanzania Pycnostachys reticulata K000405974 Type 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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