Overview
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Critically Endangered |
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Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
The species was collected from submontane forest
at 940 m
altitude
.
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
()
- Auct.
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Asteridae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Lamianae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Lamiales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Labiatae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
- Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
()
- Tribe:
Ocimeae
()
- Subtribe:
Plectranthinae
()
- Genus:
Plectranthus
()
- L'Héritier, 1788, nom. cons.
- Specific epithet:
dissitiflorus
- (Guerke) J.K.Morton
- Botanical name: - Plectranthus dissitiflorus (Guerke) J.K.Morton
- Specific epithet:
dissitiflorus
- (Guerke) J.K.Morton
- Genus:
Plectranthus
(
- Subtribe:
Plectranthinae
(
- Tribe:
Ocimeae
(
- Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
(
- Family:
Labiatae
(
- Order:
Lamiales
(
- Superorder:
Lamianae
(
- Subclass:
Asteridae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Plectranthus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 50 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
P. amboinicus (Cuban Oregano) · P. amboinicus 'Variegated' (Cuban Oregano) · P. amboinicus 'Variegatus' (Variegated Cuban Oregano) · P. amboinicus 'Wedgewood' (Green-Margined Cuban Oregano) · P. argentatus (Brazilian Coleus) · P. argentatus 'Silver Shield' (Plectranthus) · P. aromaticus (Indian Borage) · P. barbatus (False Boldo) · P. ciliatus (Blue Spur Flower) · P. ciliatus 'Easy Gold' (Plectranthus) · P. ciliatus 'Zulu Wonder' (Blue Spur Flower) · P. coleoides (White-Edged Swedish Ivy) · P. coleoides 'Marginatus' (Swedish Ivy) · P. comosus 'Variegata' (Abyssinian Coleus) · P. cylindraceus (Mentholatum Plant) · P. discolor 'Green & Gold' (Plectranthus) · P. dolichopodus (Plectranthus) · P. ecklonii (African Flower) · P. ecklonii 'Emma' (Groot Spoorsalie) · P. ecklonii 'Medley-Wood' (Groot Spoorsalie) · P. ecklonii 'Tommy' (Groot Spoorsalie) · P. edulis (Galla Potato) · P. esculentus (Kaffir Potato) · P. forsteri (Plectranthus) · P. forsteri 'Aureus Variegatus' (Gold-Edged Plectranthus) · P. forsteri 'Marginatus' (Plectranthus) · P. fruticosus (Mintleaf) · P. hilliardiae (Candle Plant) · P. madagascariensis 'Variegated Mintleaf' (Variegated Mintleaf Variegated Mintleaf) · P. neochilus (Blue Coleus) · P. nicodemus (Fragrant Plectranthus) · P. oertendahlii silver-leaved (Brazilian-Coleus) · P. oertendahlii 'Royal Beauty' (Plectranthus) · P. ornatus (Dog Bane) · P. parviflorus (Cockspur Flower) · P. prostratus (Plectranthus) · P. purpuratus (Vicks Plant) · P. saccatus (Stoep Jacaranda) · P. socotranus (Plectranthus) · P. thyrsoideus (Blue Plectranthus) · P. tomentosa (Succulent Coleus) · P. verticillatus (Creeping Charlie) · P. zuluensis 'David Feix' (Plectranthus) · P. 'Cape Angels Dark Pink' (Cape Angels Dark Pink Spurflower) · P. 'Lemon Twist' (Plectranthus) · P. 'Lime Light' (Plectranthus) · P. 'Lois Woodhull' (Plectranthus) · P. 'Mona Lavender' (Mona Lavender Spurflower) · P. 'Nicoletta' (Plectranthus) · P. amboinicus 'Variegated' (Cuban Oregano)
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Further Reading
- Cable, S. and Cheek, M. (compilers and editors) 1998. The Plants of Mount Cameroon, A Conservation Checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Cheek, M. & Cable, S. 2000. Plectranthus dissitiflorus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7149478
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15540976
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:454360-1
- IUCN ID: 233808
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1025780
Footnotes
- Cheek, M. & Cable, S. 2000. Plectranthus dissitiflorus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
