Coleus lactiflorus Vatke

Coleus lactiflorus Vatke, Linnaea 43: 89. 1881. ≡ Plectranthus lactiflorus (Vatke) Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Fl.: 637. 1974. Type: Kenya, Taita District, Mbololo Forest, May 1985, H. J. Beentje et al. 1042 (neotype K [K 000975978]; isoneotype EA, designated by Paton et al. [2009]). Description. Paton et al. (2009: 351), as Plectranthus lactiflorus (Vatke) Agnew. Distribution. Ethiopia to N. and NW Tanzania, E DR. Congo. Habitat and ecology. Savannah fallow fields; 1400–1600 m elev. Additional specimens. DR. Congo, Lac Albert, Ituri, SE of Ngolu, N of Nioka, 18 Dec 1951, T. Sperry 335 (BR). Rwanda, Territ. Kibungu, Rwinkwavu, 13 Apr 1966, J. Lewalle 685 (BR). Note. 1. New to DR. Congo. Rare in Central Africa, known from only two collections.