Coleus alpinus Vatke

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Synonyms: Plectranthus alpinus (Vatke) Ryding
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Ethiopia
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Worldwide distribution: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.
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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

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 145.

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


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The Burundi flora team (2025). Flora of Burundi: Species information: Coleus alpinus.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=225030, retrieved 17 August 2025

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