Coleus thyrsoideus Baker, Bot. Mag. 125: t. 7672 1899. ≡ Plectranthus thyrsoideus (Baker) B. Mathew, Kew Bull. 31: 174. 1976. Type: Plant cultivated at Kew, seed from herbarium specimen from N of Lake Malawi collected by Whyte, 3 Jan 1899 (holotype K [K 000430792]). Description. Paton et al. (2013: 258), as Plectranthus thyrsoideus (Baker) B. Mathew. Distribution. S Tropical Africa. Habitat and ecology. Savannah and shrub savannah on rocky slopes; 1200–1300 m elev. Additional specimens. DR. Congo, Haut-Katanga, Territ. Sakania, SE de Kipushia, Mont Lukanga, 29 Apr 1971, S. Lisowski 23388 (POZG); Env. Kasumbalesa, colline Kibwe I, 20 Mar 1971, S. Lisowski 23315 (POZG). Note. New species record for DR. Congo.

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