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Coleus esculentus G. Taylor

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: Coleus esculentus (N. E. Br.) G. Taylor, J. Bot. 69 (suppl. 2): 158. 1931. ≡ Plectranthus esculentus N. E. Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 12. 1894. Type: cultivated at K from material sent by J. Medley Wood from KwaZulu-Natal, 1893 (lectotype K [K 000975993], designated by Codd (1975); isolectotype BOL). Note. Our treatment of C. esculentus departs from recent floras, which recognised two species (C. esculentus and C. densus). Variation in DR. Congo is complex, comprising morphs difficult to accommodate into such a scheme. We recognise one species comprising four varieties, including a new one. Evidence from molecular markers is needed to test the validity of this treatment.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13629786

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: W6930420209

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