Leucas clarkei Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Leucas

Characteristics

A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 15-30 cm tall. The leaves have short stalks. The leaves are 3-6 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. They taper to the base. The flowers are white and 1 cm long.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
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A tropical plant.
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Usage

The leaves are eaten as a pot-herb.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Cephalitis (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified)
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Distribution

Leucas clarkei world distribution map, present in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:449337-1
WFO ID wfo-0000226940
COL ID 6PRWQ
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Synonyms

Leucas clarkei Leucas stricta var. clarkei