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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Plectranthus L'Her., Stirp. Nov. 84 (1788)
Vernacular Name(s):
Prostrate coleus; Swedish begonia
Description
Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes shrubby, sometimes ± succulent, not rhizomatous. Lvs simple, usually toothed. Infl. cymose, paniculate or racemose, lax or subspicate. Bracts small, distinct from lvs. Calyx subequally 5-toothed or 2-lipped, 10-nerved; upper lip larger; tube often gibbous towards base and villous within. Corolla 2-lipped, usually with some hairs outside; tube usually bent; upper lip often 4-lobed, < lower lip; lower lip entire, boat-shaped. Stamens usually 4, very rarely 2, attached at mouth of corolla tube, declinate in lower lip of corolla, 1-celled; filaments free or united at base. Style lying with stamens in lower lip of corolla, gynobasic, its branches subequal. Nutlets ovoid or oblong, smooth or granular.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Exotic: Casual | 3 |
| Total | 5 |
Bibliography
L'Heritier de Brutelle, C.L. 1788: Stirpae Novae aut Minus Cognitae.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Paton, A.J.; Mwanyambo, M.; Govaerts, R.H.A.; Smitha, K.; Suddee, S.; Phillipson, P.B.; Wilson, T.C.; Forster, P.I.; Culham, A. 2019: Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera. PhytoKeys 129: 1–158.
Sykes, W.R.; de Lange, P. J. 1993: Plectranthus parviflorus Willd. (Lamiaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 31: 11–14.
