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Coleus autranii
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Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.
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Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts
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Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts
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Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts
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Unnamed peak above Nhamassa valley, Mt. Gorongosa
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Higher slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa
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Higher slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa
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Unnamed peak above Nhamassa valley, Mt. Gorongosa
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Unnamed peak above Nhamassa valley, Mt. Gorongosa
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Coleus odoratus Gürke Coleus sylvaticus Gürke Coleus tysonii Gürke Plectranthus autrani (Briq.) Erhardt, Götz & Seybold Solenostemon autranii (Briq.) J.K.Morton Solenostemon silvaticus (Gürke) Agnew |
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Ascending to somewhat scrambling perennial herb up to 2 m tall. Stems quadrangular, branched, often purplish, pubescent with more or less spreading, sometimes purple, hairs. Leaves triangular to ovate, 2-11 cm long, pubescent and with red sessile glands, base often running down the petiole; margin with large rounded teeth, sometimes weakly rolled under; petiole 10-60 mm long. Inflorescence lax with 10-30-flowered verticils, 5-40 mm apart; pedicels 5-13 mm long. Calyx 2-3 mm long in flower, pubescent and with red sessile glands. Corolla blue to deep purple, 7-20 mm long, pubescent on the lobes and with red sessile glands; tube 4-7 mm long, S-shaped; upper lip erect, shorter than lower lip; lower lip 4-13 mm long, deeply boat-shaped, enclosing the stamens. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa. |
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| Literature: |
Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 265 - 266. as Plectranthus autranii Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 115. Probably as Solenostemon sylvaticus Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 93. as Plectranthus autranii |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Coleus autraniiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Coleus autranii
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