Forster, P.I. (9 September 1992), Five new species of Plectranthus L. Herit (Lamiaceae) from Queensland. Austrobaileya 3(4): 734-736, Fig. 1K-L APC [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. COOK DISTRICT: Mount Mulligan, a mesozoic sandstone mountain, c. 40 km NW of Dimbulah, c. 0.5 km SE of the dam on the top of the mountain, 17 April 1985, J.R.Clarkson 5902 (holo: BRI; iso: MBA,MEL,QRS)."

• APC Dist.: Qld

• Etymology: "The specific epithet minutus alludes to the very small size of the leaves on the flowering stems, as compared to those of other Australian Plectranthus species. "

Forster, P.I. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Lamiaceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 96 [secondary reference]

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: 74 [basionym]

basionym of: Coleus minutus (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: 9 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Coleus minutus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. legitimate

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