Coleus rhodesianum (N.E.Br.) A.J.Paton
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Patrick's island, Katombora, Zambezi
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Patrick's island, Katombora, Zambezi
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Patrick's island, Katombora, Zambezi
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Along path on slopes above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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Along path on slopes above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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Along path on slopes above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path on slopes above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path on slopes above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path on slopes above Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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Coleus englerastrum Roberty Englerastrum alstonianum Hutch. & Dandy Englerastrum djalonense A. Chev. Englerastrum rhodesianum N.E. Br. Englerastrum schlechteri Alston Englerastrum schweinfurthii Briq. Plectranthus djalonensis (A. Chev.) A.J Paton Plectranthus piliferus Chiov. Plectranthus schlechteri Gürke
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Native |
Description:
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Aromatic annual herb. Stems up to 60 cm, erect or decumbent, with short, spreading or recurved hairs. Leaves opposite, spreading, ovate to ovate-oblong, 30-40 mm long, with hairs along the veins or scattered all over and sessile glands; margin entire or serrate; petiole, 0-6 mm long. Inflorescences axillary and terminal on wiry peduncles along almost the entire length of the stem. Flowers singly and oppositely or spirally arranged. Calyx 2.5-3.5 mm, hairy, campanulate with short triangular teeth. Corolla 4-5 mm long, mottled blue and white. |
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In open miombo and mopane woodland, in rocky places and on sand or black clay, often in wet areas. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Widespread in tropical Africa |
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Literature:
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Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 55. As Englerastrum schweinfurthii
Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 236 - 237. as Plectranthus djalonensis
Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 215. as Englerastrum schweinfurthii
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Caprivi: Species information: Coleus rhodesianum. https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150080, retrieved 25 April 2024
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