Forster, P.I. (1 September 1994), Ten new species of Plectranthus L'Her. (Lamiaceae) from Queensland. Austrobaileya 4(2): 175, 177, Fig. 7 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Queensland: Moreton District: Ormeau, CSR land near watertower, 12 Nov. 1992, P.I.Forster 12391, & G. Leiper (holo: BRI [2 sheets + spirit]); iso: K, MEL)

• Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the Greek habro (shaggy) and phyllus (leaf) and refers to the indumentum of trichomes thiat is prominent on the stems and leaves of this species."

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 24 [secondary reference]

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

Queensland Herbarium (2003), New plant names and taxa Queensland July 1994-July 2003: 18 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Plectranthus sp. (Ormeau P.I.Forster PIF12391) [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld

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: 54 [basionym]

basionym of: Coleus habrophyllus (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 habrophyllus (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst. legitimate

Forster, P.I. (7 December 2022), Austrobaileya publication dates 1977–2022. Austrobaileya 12: 118 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Publication date corrected to 1 September 1994

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