Coleus affinis A. J. Paton

Coleus affinis (Gürke) A. J. Paton, Phytokeys 129: 14. 2019. = Pycnostachys speciosa Gürke, in H. G. A. Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 345. 1895., non Coleus speciosus Baker f. Type: Kenya / Tanzania, east shore of Lake Victoria, A. Fischer 499 (lectotype B designated by Bruce (1940), destroyed). Type. Tanzania, Muansa [Mwanza], May 1892, F. Stuhlmann 4693 (holotype B destroyed; isotype K [K 000405978] fragment). Description. Paton et al. (2009: 397), as Pycnostachys speciosa Gürke. Distribution. Rwanda to E Tropical Africa. Habitat and ecology. Savannah, ca. 1350 m elev. in Rwanda (1150 - 1750 m elev. elsewhere). Additional specimen. Rwanda, Akagera, environs du lac Ihema, Jun. 1960, G. Bouxin & M. Radoux 1959 (BR). Note. This species was not recorded in Rwanda by Troupin and Ayobangira (1985).