Plectranthus fruticosus

Plectranthus fruticosus

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: Plectranthus
Species: Plectranthus fruticosus

Name

Plectranthus fruticosus L'Hér., Stirp. Nov.: 85 (1788).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Germanea urticifolia Lam., Encycl. 2: 691 (1788).
    • Plectranthus urticifolius (Lam.) Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 88 (1796).
  • Plectranthus galpinii Schltr., J. Bot. 1896: 393 (1896).
  • Plectranthus arthropodus Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 1073 (1903).
  • Plectranthus charianthus Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 824 (1906).
  • Plectranthus peglerae T.Cooke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 378 (1909).
  • Plectranthus behrii Compton, J. S. African Bot. 11: 122 (1945).

Homonyms

• Plectranthus fruticosus (Wight ex Benth.) Hook.f. = Coleus fruticosus Wight ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 78 (1848).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: South Tropical Africa Mozambique. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• L’Héritier, C.-L. 1785–1791 ["1784"]. Stirpes novae, aut minus cognitae, quas descriptionibus et iconibus illustravit Carolus-Ludovicus L’Héritier, Dom. de Brutelle, ... XVI+184 pp., tt. 1–84. Ex typographia Philippi-Dionysii Pierres, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Gallica Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Plectranthus fruticosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Plectranthus fruticosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Plectranthus fruticosus. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Plectranthus fruticosus. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.

For more multimedia, look at Plectranthus fruticosus on Wikimedia Commons.