The genus Coleus (Lamiaceae) in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi), with the description of 15 new species Author Meerts, Pierre J. 0000-0003-4215-027X Meise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, BE- 1860 Meise, Belgium & Université Libre de Bruxelles, Av. F. D. Roosevelt 50 CP 244, BE- 1050 Brussels, Belgium & Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Service général de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique, Brussels, Belgium Author Paton, Alan J. 0000-0002-6052-6675 The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW 9 3 AB, UK text PhytoKeys 2024 2024-09-02 246 71 178 journal article 302074 10.3897/phytokeys.246.129476 b381880a-e0bb-4b02-ad0f-2f90a0b6c995 Coleus stuhlmannii (Gürke) A. J. Paton , Phytokeys 129: 101. 2019 . ≡ Pycnostachys stuhlmannii Gürke in H . G . A. Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C : 345. 1895 . Type: Tanzania , Bukoba District: Karagwe, Ngaramo, 6 Feb 1891 , F. Stuhlmann 1630 ( holotype B destroyed; isotype K [ K 000405975 ] fragment). = Pycnostachys bequaertii De Wild. , Contr. Fl. Katanga: 171. & Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41 (2): 52. 1921 . Type: DR. Congo , Katanga, Shinsenda, J. Bequaert 425 ( lectotype BR [ BR 0000008910103 ]; designated by Bramley in Paton et al. [2009] ). = Pycnostachys longifolia De Wild. , Contr. Fl. Katanga: 172. Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 41 (2): 55. 1921 . Type: DR. Congo , Katanga, Welgelegen, J Bequaert 562 ( holotype BR [ BR 0000008909787 ]; isotype K fragment). Description. Paton et al. (2009: 392) , Paton et al. (2013: 319) , as Pycnostachys stuhlmannii Gürke. Distribution. Kenya to S. Tropical Africa. Habitat and еcology. Marshland, dilungu savannah on moist soil, dambos, on organic soil; 850–1300 m elev. Additional specimens. DR. Congo , Haut-Katanga , Shinsenda, 8 May 1912 , J. Bequaert 425 ( BR , K fragment); Keyberg, 17 Apr 1957 , E . Detilleux 831 ( BR ); Dikuluwe, 10 May 1957 , P. Duvigneaud 3118 P 4 ( BRLU ), 1.5 km E of Kabiashia, dembo Kandale, 23 May 1969 , F. Malaisse 6435 ( BR , LSHI , P); Route Lubumbashi-Kasenga, 2 km après Kumanua, 25 May 1985 , F. Malaisse & Goetghebeur 1144 ( BR , K , P); Kipila, May 1929 , P. Quarré 1693 ( BR , K , P); Env. Lubumbashi, May 1934 , H . Humbert 15906 ( BR , P); Kipopo, 17 Apr 1962 , A. Schmitz 7700 ( BR , K ); Tumbwe, dembo de la Kasompa, 30 Apr 1960 , J. - J. Symoens 7608 ( BR , LSHI ). BURUNDI , Lac Nyanza, 27 Jun 1971 , J. Lewalle 6050 ( BR , K ); Kinyinya Mosso, 5 Jun 1981 , M . Reekmans 10532 ( BR , US , WAG ).