Leucas zeylanica (L.) R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Leucas

Characteristics

A herb. It grows to 40-120 cm tall. The stems are angular. The leaf blade is oblong and 4-5 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide. There are coarse teeth along the edge. The flowers are white and in rings in the axils of leaves.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.5
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Environment

A weed of sunny dry localities, often on sandy soils, paddy dams, waste places, sea shores, roadsides; at elevations from the lowland up to 1,000 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows on seashores and in sunny places. It grows from sea level to 300 m altitude or higher.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

It is used as a flavouring. The young leaves are put in curry. They are also cooked as a vegetable.
Uses food medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Blennorrhagia (unspecified), Cut (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Nose (unspecified), Poultice (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Spice (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Headache (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Flower

Leucas zeylanica flower picture by Alagu Alagu Raj KP (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Leucas zeylanica world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Moldova (Republic of), Maldives, Myanmar, Mauritius, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:115615-3
WFO ID wfo-0000227220
COL ID 7249L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 455239
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Leucas zeylanica Leucasia zeylanica Phlomis gracilis Phlomis zeylanica Leucas zeylanica

Lower taxons

Leucas zeylanica var. walkeri Leucas zeylanica var. zeylanica