Coleus shirensis
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| Synonyms: |
Coleus punctatus Baker Plectranthus shirensis (Gürke) A.J. Paton Solenostemon shirensis (Gürke) Codd Solenostemon zambesiacus Baker |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Herbaceous, aromatic, perennial shrub, up to c. 3.5m tall. Stema slightly succulent, 4-angled, often marked purple, hairy and glandular. Leaves triangular-ovate, 3-14 cm, sparsely to densely pubescent and with red sessile glands; margin crenate to serrate, sometimes weakly rolled under; periole 10-90 mm long. Inflorescences lax with 15-30-flowered verticils, 5 to 10 mm apart. Flowers blue to purplish, 10-22 mm long, pubescent on the lobes and with red sessile glands. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | shirensis: of the Shire area in southern Malawi |
| Habitat: | In wet areas, clearings and along streamsides in woodland and forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 500 - 2100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | Z,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 154 - 155. as Plectranthus shirensis (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 189. as Plectranthus shirensis (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 29. As Solenostemon shirensis 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 57. As Solenostemon shirensis 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 272 - 273. as Plectranthus shirensis Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 115. as Solenostemon shirensis |
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