Leucas glabrata (Vahl) Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Leucas

Characteristics

A herb. It is a spreading plant. It has branching stems 50 cm long. These rise from a woody rootstock. The leaves are broadest near the base and taper to the tip. The leaves are 4 cm long by 2 cm wide. There are a few flowers in a cluster. Probably now Leonotis glabrata (Vahl) J.C. Manning & Goldblatt
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves are eaten cooked.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Images

Habit

Leucas glabrata habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
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Leaf

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Flower

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Leucas glabrata flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Leucas glabrata world distribution map, present in Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:449370-1
WFO ID wfo-0000226993
COL ID 7248M
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Synonyms

Leucas engleri Leucas galeopsidea Leucas glaberrima Leucas junodii Leucas pratensis Leucas schliebenii Leucas sennii Leucas shirensis Leucas thymoides Leucas chiatelliniana Leucas concinna Leucas dinteri Leucas microphylla Leucas mogadoxensis Leucas natalensis Leucas nepetoides Leucas paucijuga Leucas trachyphylla Phlomis glabrata Heptrilis glabrata Leonotis glabrata Leucas glabrata var. chiatelliniana Leucas glabrata var. linearis Leucas glabrata var. subulifera Leucas glabrata var. glabrata Leonotis glabrata var. linearis Leucas glabrata