Coleus buchananii (Baker) Brenan

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Synonyms: Plectranthus buchananii Baker
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Type location:
Malawi
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Derivation of specific name: buchananii: after John Buchanan (1855 – 1896), Scottish horticulturist, missionary, farmer and plant collector in Malawi, who became Acting British Consul to Central Africa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buchanan_(settler).
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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W,C,E
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Cb,N,E,Lk
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 188. as Plectranthus buchananii

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 Plectranthus buchananii

Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 263 - 264. as Plectranthus buchananii

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Coleus buchananii
African Plant Database: Coleus buchananii
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Coleus buchananii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149760, retrieved 29 March 2024

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