Coleus maculosus

Coleus maculosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is widespread in tropical Africa and Madagascar.[1]

Coleus maculosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Coleus
Species:
C. maculosus
Binomial name
Coleus maculosus
(Lam.) A.J.Paton[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Coleus praetermissus Bullock & Killick
  • Galeopsis maculosa Lam.
  • Germanea maculosa Lam.
  • Germanea punctata (L.f.) Poir.
  • Ocimum punctatum L.f., non Coleus punctatus Baker.
  • Plectranthus maculosus (Lam.) Salisb.
  • Plectranthus punctatus subsp. punctatus L’Hér.
  • Plectranthus punctatus (L.f.) L’Hér.

Three subspecies have been described:[1]

  • Coleus maculosus subsp. maculosus – Cameroon to Eritrea and Tanzania, Madagascar.
  • Coleus maculosus subsp. edulis (Vatke) A.J.Paton, syn. Plectranthus edulis (Vatke) Agnew – Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Coleus maculosus subsp. lanatus (J.K.Morton) A.J.Paton – Cameroon

References
  1. Paton, Alan J.; Mwanyambo, Montfort; Govaerts, Rafaël H.A.; Smitha, Kokkaraniyil; Suddee, Somran; Phillipson, Peter B.; Wilson, Trevor C.; Forster, Paul I. & Culham, Alastair (2019). "Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera". PhytoKeys. 129: 1–158. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.129.34988. PMC 6717120. PMID 31523157.


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