Coleus guerkei
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| Synonyms: |
Geniosporum paniculatum Baker Hyptis baumii Gürke Neohyptis paniculata (Baker) J.K. Morton Plectranthus guerkei Briq. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb 0.5-1.5 m tall with sparsely branched, 4-angled stems arising from a creeping rhizome. Leaves deflexed, with clusters of young leaves in the axils, more or less narrowly ovate or elliptic, 10-20 mm, sparsely pubescent, glandular-punctate; margin serrate, weakly rolled under; petiole 0-1 mm long. Inflorescences mostly on lateral shoots, condensed with 6-10-flowered verticils. Flowers white or pale pink, 3 mm long, pubescent on lobes and tube with pale sessile glands. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
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| Habitat: | In wet grassland and swamps. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Fairly widespread in tropical Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 25 July 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 56. As Neohyptis paniculata 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 259 - 260. Plectranthus guerkei Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 78. as Neohyptis paniculata |
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