Coleus mirabilis
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Lui Dambo at Maindende;
Apr 1993
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kasama;
Jul 2015
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Kasama;
Jul 2015
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Ascocarydion mirabile (Briq.) G. Taylor Coleus leucophyllus Baker Plectranthus mirabilis (Briq.) Launert |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Widespread |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A soft-woody perennial with stems erect, sparsely branched, up to 2.5 m tall from a woody rhizome. Leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate to elliptic, discolorous, puberulous above, silvery tomentose below, with red sessile glands. Inflorescence lax to dense, calyx purple, corolla blue. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | mirabilis (Latin) marvelous or strange |
| Habitat: | Perennially wet dambos. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Apr - Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola and Namibia. |
| FZ divisions: | B,N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N,W |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 16 September 2015 |
| Literature: |
Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 258 - 259. as Plectranthus mirabilis Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 216. as Plectranthus mirabilis |
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