Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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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.
Lamiaceae Martinov
Plectranthus venustus P.I.Forst.
, legitimate , scientific
Forster, P.I. (1 December 2011) , Five new species of Plectranthus L.Her. (Lamiaceae) from New South Wales and Queensland. Austrobaileya 8(3) :
401-404, Fig. 7, Map 3
[tax. nov.]
Type:
Queensland. Cook District: Kennedy Hill Gorge, 21 June 1989, P.I.Forster PIF5388 & M.C.Tucker (holo: BRI [1 sheet + spirit]; iso: CNS, MEL).
taxonomic synonym:
Plectranthus sp. (Restoration Island J.Le Cussan 285)
[n/a]
Etymology:
"The specific epithet is based on the Latin word venustus (beautiful) and alludes to the form of this plant."
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. Phytokeys 129 :
108
[basionym]
basionym of:
Coleus venustus ( P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
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 :
10
[nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of:
Coleus venustus ( P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022) , Australian Plant Census :
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[nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of:
Coleus venustus ( P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
legitimate