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Coleus prittwitzii A. J. Paton

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: Coleus prittwitzii (Perkins) A. J. Paton, Phytokeys 129: 86. 2019. ≡ Pycnostachys prittwitzii Perkins, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 68. 1921. Type: Tanzania, Iringa District, Ndembera flood plain, near Gominyi, 2 Aug 1901, G. von Prittwitz 28 (holotype B destroyed; isotype K [K 000405965] fragment). Description. Paton et al. (2009: 398), Paton et al. (2013: 324), as Pycnostachys prittwitzii Perkins. Distribution. SW Tanzania to N Zambia. Habitat and ecology. Savannah on moist soil; ca. 1200 m elev. Additional specimens. Burundi, Mutara, Mosso, 12 Aug 1952, G. Michel 3686 (BR, K); Kiofi, Mosso, 16 Sep 1952, G. Michel 3907 (BR). Note. The two cited specimens differ from other materials of C. prittwitzii in having opposite (not ternate), broader, leaves and shorter inflorescence; they could represent a different taxon.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13629875

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: W6893028711

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