Leucas glabrata (Vahl) Sm.

First published in A.Rees, Cycl. 20: n.° 10 (1812)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

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

Heterotypic Synonyms

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

  • 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

    • 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