Lamiaceae
Coleus

Coleus schliebenii (Mildbr.) A.J.Paton

First published in PhytoKeys 129: 92 (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic 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

  • 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, 2011 Gereau, R.E., et al [7213] Tanzania Pycnostachys schliebenii K000735361 No
Oct 2, 2006 Gereau, R.E. [6740] Tanzania Pycnostachys schliebenii K000194883 No
Oct 2, 2006 Festo, L. [1861] Tanzania Pycnostachys schliebenii K000194881 No
Oct 2, 2006 Mwangoka, M. [3880] Tanzania Pycnostachys schliebenii K000194882 No
Mar 1, 1939 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi Pycnostachys schliebenii K000406004 Type Yes
Schlieben [713] Tanzania Pycnostachys schliebenii K000405738 Type Yes
Brass, L.J. [17296] Malawi Pycnostachys schliebenii K004876954 Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R. [2734] Zambia Pycnostachys schliebenii K001622997 Yes
Synge, A.H.M. [WC286] Malawi Pycnostachys schliebenii K004876953 Yes
Pawek [4982] Malawi Pycnostachys schliebenii K004876960 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F9761] Zambia Pycnostachys schliebenii K004876961 Yes
Pawek, J. (Mrs) [5608] Malawi Pycnostachys schliebenii K004876958 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Synge, A.H.M. [WC93] Malawi Pycnostachys schliebenii K004876955 Yes
White, F. [2576] Zambia Pycnostachys schliebenii K004876959 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [10738] Malawi Pycnostachys schliebenii K004876956 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi Pycnostachys schliebenii K000406005 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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