Bentham, G. (1832), Labiatarum Genera et Species 1: 35 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "hab in Hava Hollandia tropica: ad Endeavour's River, Banks! (v.s. sp in herb. Banks)"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 100 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 387 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1119 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Plectranthus australis var. graveolens (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1971), A revision of Plectranthus (Labiatae) in Australasia. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 9: 24-26, Figs 2D, 3D, 10, 11, 33 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

Forster, P.I. (9 September 1992), Five new species of Plectranthus L. Herit (Lamiaceae) from Queensland. Austrobaileya 3(4): 739 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 305 [secondary reference]

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: 69 [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]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 238 [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: 46 [basionym]

basionym of: Coleus foetidus (Benth.) A.J.Paton 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 foetidus (Benth.) A.J.Paton legitimate

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