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 Republic, 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., Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

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, 2017 Friis, I.; Wege, A.; Ermias, G. [15705] Ethiopia K001097715 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2011 Kondo, Y.; Edaño, G. [58765] Philippines K000855695 No
Jan 1, 2011 Otanes, F. [18294] Philippines K000855696 No
Jan 1, 2011 Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K000856931 No
Aug 29, 2008 Crawford, F. [56] Namibia K000450256 No
Nov 1, 2007 Festo, L. [2746] Kenya K000479592 No
Jan 1, 2006 Lovett, J.; Lovett, J.; Hanby, J.; Bygott, D. [2152] Tanzania K000467287 No
Jan 1, 2006 Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1973] Tanzania K000467284 No
Jan 1, 2005 Anderson, B. [1112`] Tanzania K000467285 No
Jan 1, 2001 Simon, G.; Kindeketa, W.; Mollel, M.; Melayeki, N. [451] Tanzania K000467093 No
Jan 1, 2000 Coode, M.J.E.; Kirkup, D.W. [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
Aug 5, 1979 Rensburg, H.J., van [2193] Zambia K000467279 No
Jan 1, 1977 Prince, S.D. [208] Zambia K000467280 No
Jan 1, 1976 Maitland, T.D. [480] Cameroon K000025467 No
Jan 1, 1976 Burtt, B.D. [4360] Tanzania K000467082 No
Jan 1, 1976 Buchanan, J. [537] Malawi K000193263 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Newbould, J.B. [6223] Tanzania K000467083 No
Jan 1, 1976 Geilinger [4426] Tanzania K000467090 No
Jan 1, 1976 Haarer, A.E. [1152] Tanzania K000467095 No
Jan 1, 1976 Geilinger [4299] Tanzania K000467089 No
Jan 1, 1976 Bigger, M. [2083] Tanzania K000467091 No
Jan 1, 1976 Geilinger [3679] Tanzania K000467088 No
Jan 1, 1976 Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1004] Tanzania K000467087 No
Jan 1, 1976 Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG93883] Tanzania K000467096 No
Jan 1, 1976 Richards, M. [24116] Tanzania K000467094 No
Nov 1, 1941 Asdat [162] Indonesia K000856925 No
Jan 1, 1919 Bünnemeijer, H.A.B. [4445] Indonesia K000856926 No
Jan 1, 1878 Gillett, J. [14563] Ethiopia K000193226 Holotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2051] Burma K001114999 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2043] K001114978 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carmicheal [721] Tanzania K000467085 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8992] Tanzania K:SPC-25443.000 No
Harris, T. [476] Malawi K000614554 No
Haviland, G.D.; Hose, C. [3595] Malaysia K000856970 No
Welwitsch [5563] Angola K000193261 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2063] Sri Lanka K001115030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Raynal, J. [19174] Tanzania K000467084 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2054] Nepal K001115009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, T. [39] Mozambique K000545040 No
Kassner, T. [2843] K000193970 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2062] Burma K001115026 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holst, C. [8925] Tanzania K000414859 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ehrenberg [s.n.] K000414863 Unknown Type Material Yes
Winkler, Hubert [2235] Indonesia K000856933 No
Hose, C. [282] Malaysia K000856937 No
Curtis, C. [1115] Malaysia K000856464 No
Ash [1112] Ethiopia K:SPC-35504.000 No
Motley, J. [349] Malaysia K000856941 No
Holst, C. [3312] Tanzania K000193197 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9808] Tanzania K:SPC-25455.000 No
Kessler, P. [362] Indonesia K000856932 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2058] India K001115022 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6102] Tanzania K000468323 No
Andrews, P.; Bamford, M.; Njau, E.; Leliyo, G. [EN 728] Tanzania K001891096 No
Almeda, F.; Ranarivelo, H.; Randriambololona, T. [8680] Madagascar K001634274 Yes
Balslev, H.; Sutjaritjai, N.; Chamchumroon, V.; Eiserhardt, W.; Eiserhardt, S.; Sumanon, P.; Panyadee, P.; Kladwong, P.; Pakinamhang, B. [9898] Thailand K001622280 Yes
Frame, G.W. [58] Tanzania K000467086 No
Loveridge, J.P. [619] Zimbabwe K000193977 Type Yes
Ashton, P.S. [21480] Malaysia K000856974 No
Burbidge, F.W. [s.n.] Malaysia K000856969 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2064] Nepal K001115035 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2529] K001116360 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ash [1885] Ethiopia K:SPC-35605.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.ýTaylorýP. [10277] Tanzania K:SPC-25460.000 No
Wallich, N. [2059] Burma K000929504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Teruya, Z. [2598] Malaysia K000856454 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2063] K001115028 Unknown Type Material Yes
Creagh, C.V. [s.n.] Malaysia K000856972 No
Gossweiler, J. [1047] Angola K001008789 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2051] K001115000 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spare, G.H. [SFN749] Malaysia K000856456 No
Gossweiler, J. [8863] Angola K001008788 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3438] China K000929480 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3438] China K000929481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [s.n.] Angola K001008786 Yes
Barber, Mrs. [349] Malaysia K000856942 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6420] Tanzania K000468005 No
Leano [5409] Malaysia K000856939 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [20235] Malaysia K000856938 No
Hosseus, C.C. [206] Thailand K000929572 Type Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [28531] Malaysia K000856460 No
Purseglove, J.W. [F4614] Malaysia K000856973 No
Henderson, M.R. [SFN20471] Indonesia K000856927 No
Gossweiler, J. [1966] Angola K001008790 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2063] K001115033 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8502] Cameroon K000025459 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2052] K001115003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [3823] K000193218 Type Yes
Whitford, H.N. [514] Philippines K000855697 No
Loher, A. [4204a] Philippines K000855701 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2063] K001115027 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2064] Nepal K000929503 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2063] K001115034 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seimund, E. [s.n.] Malaysia K000856458 No
Chapama, H. [16] Mozambique K000613711 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2523] K001116345 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2052] K001115004 Unknown Type Material Yes
Storms, Capt. [4] Tanzania K000193971 Type Yes
Royle, J.F. [Cat. no. 2052] India K001115002 Unknown Type Material Yes
Motley, J. [641] Indonesia K000856943 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2043] K001114977 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ash [1565] Ethiopia K:SPC-35682.000 No
Ash [1118] Ethiopia K:SPC-35534.000 No
Hornby [116] Tanzania K000467286 No
Burkill, H.M.; Shah, M. [277] Malaysia K000856451 No
Backer, C.A. [s.n.] Indonesia K000856929 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2523] K001116346 Unknown Type Material Yes
Leano [5445] Malaysia K000856940 No
Beccari, O. [269] Malaysia K000856968 No
Evans, I.H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K000856453 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2049] K001114996 Unknown Type Material Yes
Creagh, C.M.G. [s.n.] Malaysia K000856936 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2043] K001114976 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2043] K001114975 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spare, G.H. [SFN749] Malaysia K000856455 No
Haviland, G.D.; Hose, C. [3600] Malaysia K000856971 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2043] Nepal K001114974 Unknown Type Material Yes
Procter, J. [13] Tanzania K000193972 Type Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2054] Bangladesh K001115011 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2054] Nepal K000929505 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [2054] Nepal K000929506 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan, J. [255] Malawi K000193974 Type Yes
Kadir bin Abdul [2887] Malaysia K000856935 No
Burtt, B.D. [3855] Tanzania K000467288 No
Faulkner, H.G. [A.467] Angola K001008787 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2047] Burma K001114986 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2759] K001117036 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2054] K001115012 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burkill, H.M.; Kiah [647] Malaysia K000856462 No
Shah, M. [31] Malaysia K000856463 No
Bidgood, S. [3684] Tanzania K000194911 Type Yes
Bidgood, S. [3684] Tanzania K000194910 Type Yes
Wynad [s.n.] K000856465 No
Volkens, G. [1140] Tanzania K000193199 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2063] Bangladesh K001115032 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10005] Tanzania K:SPC-25448.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2052] K001115001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zollinger, H. [941] Indonesia K000856928 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2527] K001116356 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ash, J.W. [458] Ethiopia K:SPC-07548.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9819] Tanzania K:SPC-27356.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2043] K001129357 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rahmat Si Boeea [8425] Indonesia K000856922 No
Merrill, E.D. [3095] Philippines K000855700 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000929507 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] Singapore K000856466 No
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] K000414864 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2063] K001115029 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robyns, Dr., W. [2350] K000193193 Type Yes
Bridson, D. [215] Rwanda K:SPC-41700.000 No
Richards, H,M. [20886] Tanzania K000467092 No
Robinson, C.B. [475] Indonesia K000856930 No
Forbes [s.n.] K000193250 Type Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] Malaysia K000856457 No
Webb, C.O.; Ahmat [3513] Indonesia K000856934 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2047] K001114987 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kiew, R. [5329] Malaysia K000856459 No
Mooney, H.F. [5088] Ethiopia K000193217 Holotype Yes
Schimper [764] Ethiopia K000193219 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan, J. [460] K000193973 Type Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [28531] Malaysia K000856461 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2043] K001114979 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gwynne Vaughan, D.T. [326] Malaysia K000856452 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2063] Bangladesh K001115031 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1471] Angola K001008785 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2043] K001114980 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2052] India K001115005 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2054] K001115010 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bloembergen, S. [3857] Indonesia K000856924 No
Varadarajan, G.S.; Reynoso; Fernando; Mosing [1541] Philippines K000855699 No
Harris, T. [2] Mozambique K000545007 No
Ash, J.W. [40] Ethiopia Lasiocorys K:SPC-43941.000 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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/