Coleus buchananii (Baker) Brenan

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Synonyms: Plectranthus buchananii Baker
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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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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

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 150.

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


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The Burundi flora team (2025). Flora of Burundi: Species information: Coleus buchananii.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149760, retrieved 29 August 2025

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