Coleus tetradenifolius (A. J. Paton) A. J. Paton

Meerts, Pierre J. & Paton, Alan J., 2024, The genus Coleus (Lamiaceae) in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi), with the description of 15 new species, PhytoKeys 246, pp. 71-178 : 71-178

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3897/phytokeys.246.129476
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13629916
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scientific name	Coleus tetradenifolius (A. J. Paton) A. J. Paton
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Treatment

Coleus tetradenifolius (A. J. Paton) A. J. Paton View in CoL , Phytokeys 129: 104. 2019 View Cited Treatment .

≡ Plectranthus tetradenifolius A. J. Paton View in CoL , Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Lamiac.: 304. 2009. Type: Uganda, Karamoja District, Mt Moroto, Jun 1963, E. Tweedie 2665 (holotype K [ K 000430736 ]).

Description.

Paton et al. (2009: 304), as Plectranthus tetradenifolius A. J. Paton.

Distribution.

Cameroon, S. Sudan to E. Tropical Africa and NE DR. Congo.

Habitat and ecology.

Savannah with Exotheca abyssinica (out of Central Africa: rocky slopes and cliffs); ca. 2450 m elev. (out of Central Africa: 1350–2700 m elev.).

Additional specimens.

DR. Congo, Lac Albert, Mont Aboro, 2450 m elev., 26 Mar 1958, P. Bamps 147 ( BR).

Notes.

1. New species record for DR. Congo.

2. The specimen collected in DR. Congo departs from the type in having the inflorescence axis without glandular hairs and a shorter corolla (ca. 6 mm vs. 8–10 mm).