Coleus rhodesianum
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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.
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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| Synonyms: |
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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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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. |
| Type location: |
Guinea |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In open miombo and mopane woodland, in rocky places and on sand or black clay, often in wet areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 200 - 1250 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa |
| FZ divisions: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 11 October 2016 |
| Literature: |
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 Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 146. 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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