Lamiaceae

Leucas R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 504 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa to NE. Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Haiti, Leeward Is., New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 5: 472.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by O. Ryding [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Sebald in Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A 308: 1–42 (1978)
  • Sebald in Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A 341: 1–200 (1980).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kubitzki, Fam.-Gen. Vasc. Pl. 7: 227 (2004)
  • Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 504 (1810)
  • Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., ser. A, 308: 1–42 (1978)
  • Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., ser. A, 308: 1–42 (1978) & 341: 1–200 (1980)
  • Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., ser. A, 341: 1–200 (1980)

Lamiaceae Key Genus Fact Sheets

  • Blandinia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837).
  • Elbunis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837).
  • Eneodon Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837).
  • Harley RM, Atkins S, Budantsev AL, Cantino PD, Conn BJ, Grayer R, Harley MM, de Kok RPJ, Krestovskaja T, Morales R, Paton AJ, Ryding O, and Upson T. 2004. Labiatae, in The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (K. Kubitzki, ed. in chief) VI: 167-275. Sp
  • Hemistemma Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg.: 116 (1828).
  • Hemistoma Ehrenb. ex Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 60 (1830).
  • Heptrilis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 89 (1837).
  • Hetrepta Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837).
  • Isodeca Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837).
  • Lasiocorys Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 600 (1834).
  • Leucas Burm. ex R. Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 504 (1810)
  • Leucasia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837).
  • Physoleucas Jaub. & Spach, Ill. Pl. Orient. 5: 48 (1855).
  • Sebald, Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. A. 308: 1-42 (1978)
  • Sebald, Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. A. 341: 1-200 (1980)
  • Singh, Monograph on Indian Leucas R. Br. (Dronapushpi) Lamiaceae (2001).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Maitland, T.D. [480], Cameroon K000025467 No
Ash [1112], Ethiopia 35504.000 No
Ash [1118], Ethiopia 35534.000 No
Ash [1885], Ethiopia 35605.000 No
Ash [1565], Ethiopia 35682.000 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8502], Cameroon K000025459 No

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Lamiaceae Key Genus Fact Sheets

    • Nina Davies, Gemma Bramley and Don Kirkup, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/