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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