Coleus mirabilis Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 183. 1894. ≡ Ascocarydion mirabile (Briq.) G. Taylor, J. Bot. 69 (suppl. 2): 162. 1931. ≡ Plectranthus mirabilis (Briq.) Launert, Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 7: 299. 1968. Type: Angola, Malanje (Malandsche), Mar 1880, A. von Mechow 489 (lectotype Z not seen; isolectotype W [W 1889-0054590], designated by Codd [1975]). = Coleus mirabilis var. poggeanus Briq., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 184. 1894. Type: DR. Congo, River Lulua, 9 ° 30 ' S, P. Pogge 350 (holotype B destroyed). Description. Paton et al. (2013: 258), as Plectranthus mirabilis (Briq.) Launert Distribution. S DR. Congo to NE Namibia. Habitat and ecology. Swamp savannah, riparian forest; ca. 900–1100 m elev. Additional specimens. DR. Congo, Kasaï, Panzi, 1925, H. Vanderyst 16117 (BR); Bas-Katanga, Mutombo-Mukulu, Jun 1931, P. Quarré 2534 (BR); Kamina, Lovoi, Apr 1932, P. Quarré 3007 (BR); Haut-Katanga, Manika, route Kolwezi-Kasaji, 4 Apr 1955, J. Brynaert 393 (BR); Territ. Dilolo, Kisenge, marais de la Mukuleshi, en bordure de galerie forestière, 19 May 1957, P. Duvigneaud 3237 La (BRLU).

Published as part of Meerts, Pierre J. & Paton, Alan J., 2024, The genus Coleus (Lamiaceae) in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi), with the description of 15 new species, pp. 71-178 in PhytoKeys 246 on pages 71-178, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.246.129476