Forster, P.I. (1 September 1994), Ten new species of Plectranthus L'Her. (Lamiaceae) from Queensland. Austrobaileya 4(2): 182, 184, Fig. 10 APC [tax. nov.]

• Type: Queensland: Cook District: Wasp Gully, Glennie Tableland, jul 1991, M.C.Tucker [AQ 509442] (holo: BRI [1 sheet + spirit]); iso: QRS)

• APC Dist.: Qld

• Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the Latin pulchellus (beautiful) and alludes to the attractiveness of this plant."

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: 87 [basionym]

basionym of: Coleus pulchellus (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 pulchellus (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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