Leucas cephalotes Spreng.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Leucas

Characteristics

Herbs annual, to 90 cm tall. Stems hispid. Leaf blade ovate to lanceolate, 5-10 cm, membranous, pubescent, base cuneate, margin crenate-serrate, apex acute. Verticillasters terminal, globose, many flowered, to 5 cm in diam.; bracts narrow lanceolate, overlapping, concealing calyces. Calyx tubular, ca. 2 cm, slightly curved, softly pubescent; teeth very short, subulate.
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An erect herb. It grows to about 50 cm high. The leaves have short stalks. They are 2.5-10 cm long by 0.8-3.5 cm wide. They are oval or sword shaped with teeth along the edge. They are hairy on both surfaces. The flowers are white. They occur in round heads.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Open areas at elevations around 1,700 metres in western China. Naturalized and locally common in wet places and also on cultivated land near the sea.
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A subtropical plant. In Nepal they grow up to 2400 m altitude. They grow in open places.
Open areas at elevations around 1700 metres in western China.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The tender shoots and leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Diaphoretic (flower), Amenorrhea (flower), Antifungal agents (flower), Arthralgia (flower), Colic (flower), Common cold (flower), Constipation (flower), Contraceptive agents (flower), Cough (flower), Diarrhea (flower), Dysmenorrhea (flower), Dyspepsia (flower), Ear diseases (flower), Earache (flower), Expectorants (flower), Eye diseases (flower), Fever (flower), Headache (flower), Hemorrhoids (flower), Insecticides (flower), Jaundice (flower), Laxatives (flower), Lung diseases (flower), Malaria (flower), Menstruation-inducing agents (flower), Periodontal diseases (flower), Psoriasis (flower), General tonic for rejuvenation (flower), Scabies (flower), Skin diseases (flower), Wounds and injuries (flower), Fever (fruit), Snake bites (fruit), Abdominal pain (leaf), Amenorrhea (leaf), Anthelmintics (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Anti-infective agents, local (leaf), Appetite stimulants (leaf), Arthralgia (leaf), Back pain (leaf), Burns (leaf), Colic (leaf), Common cold (leaf), Constipation (leaf), Cough (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Digestive system diseases (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Dysmenorrhea (leaf), Dyspepsia (leaf), Earache (leaf), Exanthema (leaf), Eye diseases (leaf), Fever (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Headache (leaf), Hematologic diseases (leaf), Hemorrhage (leaf), Hemorrhoids (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Jaundice (leaf), Laxatives (leaf), Leukorrhea (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), Malaria (leaf), Menstruation disturbances (leaf), Pain (leaf), Periodontal diseases (leaf), Pruritus (leaf), Psoriasis (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Rheumatic diseases (leaf), Rickets (leaf), Scabies (leaf), Scorpion stings (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Toothache (leaf), Urination disorders (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Diaphoretic (leaf), Appetite stimulants (root), Menstruation disturbances (root), Constipation (seed), Ear diseases (seed), Headache (seed), Insecticides (seed), Menstruation disturbances (seed), Scabies (seed), Hematologic diseases (shoot), Ear diseases (stem), Filariasis (stem), Insecticides (stem), Skin diseases (stem), Headache (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Rennet (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Abdominal pain (unspecified), Amenorrhea (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antiprotozoal agents (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Common cold (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Dandruff (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Hematologic diseases (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Leukemia (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Migraine disorders (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Paralysis (unspecified), Poliovirus (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Scorpion stings (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Analgesics (whole plant), Anthelmintics (whole plant), Anti-inflammatory agents (whole plant), Antioxidants (whole plant), Laxatives (whole plant), Liver diseases (whole plant), Parasympatholytics (whole plant), General tonic for rejuvenation (whole plant), Diaphoretic (whole plant), Anti-bacterial agents (whole plant excluding root), Diarrhea (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Leucas cephalotes world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:449332-1
WFO ID wfo-0000226930
COL ID 723WT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leucas capitata Phlomis cephalotes Leucas cephalotes Phlomis cephalotes var. angustifolia