Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.

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Showing Plectranthus caninus

Lamiaceae Martinov

Plectranthus caninus B.Heyne ex Roth

, legitimate

, scientific

Roth, A.W. (1821), Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae orientalis

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279-280

[tax. nov.]

Type: "Sub hoc nomine benevole communicavit Vene-BENJ. HEYNE, qui in India orientali legit."

Bentham, G. in Wallich, N. (20 December 1830), Synopsis of the genera and species of Indian Labiatae enumerated in the catalogue of the collections in Dr. Wallich's charge.

Plantae Asiaticae Rariores

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15

[doubtful taxonomic synonym]

doubtful taxonomic synonym of:

Coleus spicatus Benth.

legitimate

Vatke, (G.C.)W. (1872), Labiatae abyssinaeae collectionis nuperrimae schimperianae enumeratae.

Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde

:

318

BHL

[basionym]

basionym of:

Coleus caninus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Vatke

legitimate

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Lamiaceae.

Flora of New South Wales

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628

[secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym:

Coleus spicatus Benth.

legitimate

APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised), NSW (doubtfully naturalised)

Forster, P.I. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Lamiaceae.

Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens

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95

[secondary reference]

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online

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-

[secondary reference]

Paton, A.J., Mwanyambo, M., Govaerts, R.H.A., Smitha, K., Suddee, S., Phillipson, P.B., Wilson, T.C., Forster, P.I. & Culham, A. (23 August 2019), Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera.

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32

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Coleus caninus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Vatke

legitimate

Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2019), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2018 to 2019.

Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2019

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9

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Coleus caninus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Vatke

legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census

:

-

[nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of:

Coleus caninus (B.Heyne ex Roth) Vatke

legitimate

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