Distribution
Native to:
Botswana, Cape Provinces, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Heptrilis glabrata (Vahl) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 1: 89 (1837)
- Leonotis glabrata (Vahl) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt in Strelitzia 29: 809 (2012)
- Phlomis glabrata Vahl in Symb. Bot. 1: 42 (1790)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Leonotis glabrata var. linearis (Codd) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt in Strelitzia 29: 809 (2012)
- Leucas chiatelliniana Chiov. in Fl. Somala 2: 371 (1932)
- Leucas concinna Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 481 (1900)
- Leucas dinteri Briq. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 1088 (1903)
- Leucas engleri Gürke in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 124 (1905)
- Leucas galeopsidea Hochst. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 524 (1848), pro syn.
- Leucas glaberrima Jaub. & Spach in Ill. Pl. Orient. 4: 131 (1853)
- Leucas glabrata var. chiatelliniana (Chiov.) Sebald in Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 341: 101 (1980)
- Leucas glabrata var. linearis Codd in Fl. S. Afr. 28: 44 (1985)
- Leucas glabrata var. subulifera Chiov. in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 146 (1916)
- Leucas junodii Briq. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 109 (1898)
- Leucas microphylla Vatke in Linnaea 43: 97 (1881)
- Leucas mogadoxensis Chiov. in Fl. Somala 2: 370 (1932)
- Leucas natalensis Sond. in Linnaea 23: 85 (1850)
- Leucas nepetoides Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 483 (1900)
- Leucas paucijuga Baker in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 226 (1895)
- Leucas pratensis Vatke in Linnaea 43: 97 (1881)
- Leucas schliebenii Sebald in Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A 341: 129 (1980)
- Leucas sennii Lanza & Mattei in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 9: 16 (1910)
- Leucas shirensis Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 483 (1900)
- Leucas thymoides Baker in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 226 (1895)
- Leucas trachyphylla Jaub. & Spach in Ill. Pl. Orient. 4: 130 (1853)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R., Harvey, Y., Iwarsson, M., Willis, F., Phillipson, P., Balkwill, K., Lukhoba, C., Otiend, D & Harley (2009). Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-430.
- Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(8): 1-346. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by O. Ryding [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 199 (1851)
- Benth., Lab. Gen. Sp.: 606 (1834)
- DC., Prodr. 12: 524 (1848)
- F.T.A. 5: 482 (1900)
- Fl. Eth. 5: 545 (2006).
- Fl. Rwanda 3: 316, fig. 102/4 (1985)
- Fl. Somalia 3: 328 (2006)
- K.T.S.L.: 629, fig. (1994)
- Rees, Cycl. 20 [unpaginated] (1812) [generic position suggested by R. Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 504 (1810), but not validly published]
- Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., ser. A, 341: 93 (1980)
- U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 286 (1994)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2012 | Luke [10852], Kenya | K000735487 | No | ||
| Bridson, D. [215], Rwanda | 41700.000 | No | |||
| Schimper [764], Ethiopia | K000193219 | Yes | |||
| Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] | K000414864 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Ehrenberg [s.n.] | K000414863 | Yes | |||
| Forbes [s.n.] | K000193250 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Schlieben, H.J. [2090], Tanzania | K000975959 | isotype | Yes | ||
| Dinter, M. [7-468], South Africa | Leucas dinteri | K000193264 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1978 | Kirk, Dr. [s.n.], Mozambique | Leucas shirensis | K000193251 | Unknown type material | Yes |
| Jan 1, 1978 | Hildebrandt, J.M. [2410], Kenya | Leucas pratensis | K000193206 | Unknown type material | Yes |
| Phillips, L. [s.n.], Somalia | Leucas thymoides | K000193220 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Wakefield, T. [s.n.], Kenya | Leucas concinna | K000193207 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1978 | Thomson, D. [s.n.], Kenya | Leucas nepetoides | K000193208 | Unknown type material | Yes |
| Phillips, L. [s.n.], Somalia | Leucas paucijuga | K000193221 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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