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Coleus tetradenifolius A. J. Paton

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: Coleus tetradenifolius (A. J. Paton) A. J. Paton, Phytokeys 129: 104. 2019. ≡ Plectranthus tetradenifolius A. J. Paton, 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).

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13629915

Authors: Meerts, Pierre J., Paton, Alan J.

Institutions: Meise Botanic Garden, Université Libre de Bruxelles, French Community of Belgium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6893009005

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