Plectranthus kapatensis (R.E. Fr.) J.K. Morton

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Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts

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Synonyms:	Coleus kapatensis R.E. Fr.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Erect perennial, up to 1 m high, growing from a small tuber. Leaves in whorls of three, sessile, elliptic, 2.5-6.5 cm long, sparsely pubescent and with scattered gland dots; margin toothed. Leafy stems usually with axillary whorls of bulbils, 7-15 mm long, covered in short hairs and longer, swollen-based hooked hairs. Plants leafless when flowering. Inflorescences in opposite branches or sometimes in threes; flowers in 1-6-flowered verticels set 1-2 cm apart. Corolla purple or pale blue, 14-20 mm long.
Type location:	Zambia, Bangweulu
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Derivation of specific name:	kapatensis: of the Kapata Peninsula, Bangweulu in Zambia, where the type specimen was collected.
Habitat:	In miombo woodland, by roadsides and on rocky outcrops
Altitude range:	0 - 800 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	B,N,W,C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Cb,Lp,N,Mc,Lk,S,W
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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. 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. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 242 - 243. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 70. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 93.

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