Lamiaceae
Leucas

Leucas volkensii Gürke

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 342 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Accepted Infraspecifics

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 Tropical East Africa

  • F.T.A. 5: 488 (1900)
  • P.O.A. C: 342 (1895)
  • Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., ser. A, 341: 118 (1980)
  • T.T.C.L.: 257 (1949)
  • 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, 2001 Simon, G. [451], Tanzania K000467093 No
Jan 1, 1976 Burtt, B.D. [4360], Tanzania K000467082 No
Jan 1, 1976 Newbould, J.B. [6223], Tanzania K000467083 No
Jan 1, 1976 Pole-Evans, I.B. [1004], Tanzania K000467087 No
Jan 1, 1976 Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG93883], Tanzania K000467096 No
Jan 1, 1976 Haarer, A.E. [1152], Tanzania K000467095 No
Jan 1, 1976 Geilinger [4299], Tanzania K000467089 No
Jan 1, 1976 Richards, M. [24116], Tanzania K000467094 No
Jan 1, 1976 Bigger, M. [2083], Tanzania K000467091 No
Jan 1, 1976 Geilinger [3679], Tanzania K000467088 No
Jan 1, 1976 Geilinger [4426], Tanzania K000467090 No
Raynal, J. [19174], Tanzania K000467084 No
Carmicheal [721], Tanzania K000467085 No
Richards, H,M. [20886], Tanzania K000467092 No
Frame, G.W. [58], Tanzania K000467086 No
Volkens, G. [1140], Tanzania K000193199 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • 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