Lamiaceae
Leucas

Leucas zeylanica (L.) W.T.Aiton

First published in Hortus Kew. 3: 409 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Maldives, Mauritius, Queensland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bramley, G.L.C. (2019). Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Khanman, M. & Abul Hassan, M. (2005). A critical study of the genus Leucas R.Br. (Lamiaceae) from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 12: 1-10.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 Ridsdale [148788], Sabah K000938612 No
Jan 1, 2011 Esser [04-27], Thailand K000735632 No
Jan 1, 2011 Kondo, Y. [58765], Philippines K000855695 No
Jan 1, 2011 Otanes, F. [18294], Philippines K000855696 No
Jan 1, 2011 Robinson, H.C. [s.n.], Indonesia K000856931 No
Jan 1, 2010 Du, N.V.et al. [HNK 3429], Vietnam K000249666 No
Jan 1, 2009 David [CL612], Cambodia K000735274 No
Jan 1, 2000 Coode, M.J.E. [7759], Brunei K000855703 No
Jan 1, 1997 Romero, E.M. [3838], Philippines K000855702 No
Mar 22, 1996 Gideon, A. [LAE77008], Papua New Guinea K000855735 No
Feb 1, 1991 Kairo, A. [652], Papua New Guinea K000855736 No
Apr 1, 1985 Powell, D.A. [172], Australia K000856923 No
Nov 1, 1941 Asdat [162], Indonesia K000856925 No
Jan 1, 1924 Wight, R. [s.n.] K000929552 Yes
Jan 1, 1924 Nilagiri, M. [1234], India K000929554 Yes
Jan 1, 1924 King, G. [s.n.], India K000929551 neotype Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Bünnemeijer, H.A.B. [4445], Indonesia K000856926 No
Griffith, W. [s.n.], Malaysia K000856457 No
Seimund, E. [s.n.], Malaysia K000856458 No
Burkill, H.M. [647], Malaysia K000856462 No
Bloembergen, S. [3857], Indonesia K000856924 No
Leano [5445], Malaysia K000856940 No
Barber, Mrs. [349], Malaysia K000856942 No
Beccari, O. [269], Malaysia K000856968 No
Purseglove, J.W. [F4614], Malaysia K000856973 No
Merrill, E.D. [3095], Philippines K000855700 No
Backer, C.A. [s.n.], Indonesia K000856929 No
Haviland, G.D. [3600], Malaysia K000856971 No
Burkill, H.M. [277], Malaysia K000856451 No
Spare, G.H. [SFN749], Malaysia K000856456 No
Kessler, P. [362], Indonesia K000856932 No
Kiew, R. [5329], Malaysia K000856459 No
Motley, J. [349], Malaysia K000856941 No
Varadarajan, G.S. [1541], Philippines K000855699 No
Rahmat Si Boeea [8425], Indonesia K000856922 No
Zollinger, H. [941], Indonesia K000856928 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000929555 Yes
Haviland, G.D. [3595], Malaysia K000856970 No
Auglade, L. [2134], India K000929553 Yes
Motley, J. [641], Indonesia K000856943 No
Ashton, P.S. [21480], Malaysia K000856974 No
s.coll. [s.n.], Singapore K000501088 Unknown type material Yes
Henderson, M.R. [SFN20471], Indonesia K000856927 No
Leano [5409], Malaysia K000856939 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [20235], Malaysia K000856938 No
Hose, C. [282], Malaysia K000856937 No
Winkler, Hubert [2235], Indonesia K000856933 No
Spare, G.H. [SFN749], Malaysia K000856455 No
Burbidge, F.W. [s.n.], Malaysia K000856969 No
Evans, I.H.N. [s.n.], Malaysia K000856453 No
Creagh, C.M.G. [s.n.], Malaysia K000856936 No
Shah, M. [31], Malaysia K000856463 No
Creagh, C.V. [s.n.], Malaysia K000856972 No
Webb, C.O. [3513], Indonesia K000856934 No
Corner, E.J.H. [28531], Malaysia K000856460 No
Whitford, H.N. [514], Philippines K000855697 No
Gwynne Vaughan, D.T. [326], Malaysia K000856452 No
Corner, E.J.H. [28531], Malaysia K000856461 No
Teruya, Z. [2598], Malaysia K000856454 No
Kadir bin Abdul [2887], Malaysia K000856935 No
Loher, A. [4204a], Philippines K000855701 No
Robinson, C.B. [475], Indonesia K000856930 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images