Leucas urticifolia (Vahl) Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Leucas

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Common cold (flower), Cough (flower), Fever (leaf), Asthma (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Fever (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Leucas urticifolia habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Leucas urticifolia habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Leucas urticifolia habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Leucas urticifolia leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Leucas urticifolia leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Leucas urticifolia leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Leucas urticifolia flower picture by anilkumar ayyappan (cc-by-sa)
Leucas urticifolia flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Leucas urticifolia flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Leucas urticifolia world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Mauritania, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60454705-2
WFO ID wfo-0000227199
COL ID 723XQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Leucas affinis Phlomis urticifolia Eneodon urticifolia Hemistoma ovatum Leucas urticifolia Leucas urticifolia

Lower taxons

Leucas urticifolia var. urticifolia Leucas urticifolia var. angustifolia Leucas urticifolia var. annulata