Forster, P.I. (1 September 1994), Ten new species of Plectranthus L'Her. (Lamiaceae) from Queensland. Austrobaileya 4(2): 168, 170-172, Fig. 4 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Queensland: Cook District: 31 km along road to Leo Creek Mine, McIlwraith Range, 8 June 1992, P.I.Forster 10268, M.C.Tucker & G. Kenning (holo: BRI [2 sheets + spirit]); iso: K, MEL, QRS)

• Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the latin dumu (thicket) and cola (loving) amd alludes to the tendency of this species to grow in vineforest thickets."

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 68 [secondary reference]

Forster, P.I. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Lamiaceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 95 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Plectranthus sp. Leo Creek (P.I.Forster+ PIF10268) Qld Herbarium [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 238 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Plectranthus sp. (Leo Creek) [n/a]

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: 42 [basionym]

basionym of: Coleus dumicola (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 dumicola (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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