Coleus bojeri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Plectranthinae
Genus: Coleus
Species: Coleus bojeri

Name

Coleus bojeri Benth., 1832

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Solenostemon bojeri (Benth.) Guillaumet & A.Cornet, Adansonia, n.s., 15: 525 (1976).
- Calchas bojeri (Benth.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5: 160 (1997).
- Plectranthus bojeri (Benth.) Hedge, Fl. Madagasc. 175: 218 (1998).
Heterotypic
- Mitsa maculata Chapel. ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 52 (1832), not validly publ.
- Plectranthus maculatus Bojer ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 52 (1832), not validly publ.
- Coleus latifolius Hochst. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 74 (1848).
- Coleus latifolius var. elatior Vatke, Linnaea 37: 322 (1872).
- Coleus micranthus Maxim., Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(1): 108 (1875).
- Coleus petersianus Vatke, Linnaea 40: 180 (1876).
- Plectranthus cymosus Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 434 (1885).
- Majana latifolia (Hochst. ex Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 524 (1891).
- Coleus bernieri Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 128 (1894).
- Coleus gracilifolius Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 127 (1894).
- Coleus schweinfurthii Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 181 (1894), nom. illeg.
- Coleus dewevrei Briq., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 37: 71 (1899).
- Coleus briquetii Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 441 (1900), nom. superfl.
- Coleus latifolius var. madiensis Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 437 (1900).
- Plectranthus bongensis Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 410 (1900).
- Coleus heterotrichus Briq., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 40: 40 (1901).
- Coleus copiosiflorus Briq., Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 288 (1917).
- Coleus phymatodes Briq., Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 289 (1917).
- Coleus claessensii De Wild., Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 19: 117 (1920).
- Coleus homblei De Wild., Contr. Fl. Katanga: 174 (1921).
- Coleus ringoetii De Wild., Contr. Fl. Katanga: 174 (1921).
- Coleus termetophilus De Wild., Contr. Fl. Katanga: 175 (1921).
- Coleus platostomoides Robyns & Lebrun, Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 362 (1928).
- Coleus quarrei Robyns & Lebrun, Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 16: 3 (1928).
- Coleus collinus Lebrun & L.Touss., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 81 (1943).
- Solenostemon latifolius (Hochst. ex Benth.) J.K.Morton, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 271 (1962).
- Solenostemon bernieri (Briq.) Guillaumet & A.Cornet, Adansonia, n.s., 15: 525 (1976).
- Solenostemon cymosus (Baker) Guillaumet & A.Cornet, Adansonia, n.s., 15: 524 (1976), nom. illeg.
- Solenostemon gracilifolius (Briq.) Guillaumet & A.Cornet, Adansonia, n.s., 15: 525 (1976).
- Solenostemon collinus (Lebrun & L.Touss.) Troupin, Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 55: 299 (1985).
- Solenostemon platostomoides (Robyns & Lebrun) Troupin, Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 55: 299 (1985).
- Calchas bernieri (Briq.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5: 160 (1997).
- Calchas briquetii (Baker) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5: 160 (1997).
- Calchas claessensii (De Wild.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5: 160 (1997).
- Calchas collinus (Lebrun & L.Touss.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5: 160 (1997).
- Calchas copiosiflorus (Briq.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5: 160 (1997).
- Calchas dewevrei (Briq.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 6: 51 (1999).
- Calchas platostomoides (Robyns & Lebrun) P.V.Heath, Calyx 6: 51 (1999).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
- Regional: Eastern Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Bentham, G. 1832–1836. Labiatarum genera et species: or, a description of the genera and species of plants of the order Labiatae; with their general history, characters, affinities, and geographical distribution. LXVIII + 783 pp. James Ridgway and Sons, London. Gallica Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 52

Additional references

Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coleus bojeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Coleus bojeri. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Coleus bojeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 May 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coleus bojeri. Published online. Accessed: May 23 2022.

Vernacular names