Coleus alpinus Vatke

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Synonyms: Plectranthus alpinus (Vatke) Ryding
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Status: Native
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Habitat: Wet areas, streams or clearings in forest
Altitude range: 1500 - 2400 m
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Worldwide distribution: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.
Malawi distribution: N
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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 187. as Plectranthus alpinus

Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 245 - 246. as Plectranthus alpinus

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Coleus alpinus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Coleus alpinus
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Coleus alpinus
Plants of the World Online: Coleus alpinus
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Wikipedia: Coleus alpinus


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Coleus alpinus.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=225030, retrieved 29 March 2024

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