Lamiaceae
Leucas

Leucas gypsicola A.J.Paton, Friis & Sebsebe

First published in Kew Bull. 73(4)-59: 2 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Bulletin

  • Bentham, G. (1834). Labiatarum Genera and Species, Vol. 3. Ridgeway, London.
  • Bramley, G. (2009). Leucas. In: A. J. Paton, G. Bramley, O. Ryding, R. M. Polhill, Y. B. Harvey, M. Iwarson, F. Willis, P. B. Phillipson, K. Balkwill, C. W. Lukhoba, D. F. Otiend & R. M. Harley, Flora of Tropical East Africa Lamiaceae (Labiatae): pp. 52 – 96 (H. J. Beentje, S. A. Ghazanfar & R. M. Polhill, eds). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Friis, I., Gilbert, M. G., Weber, O. & Sebsebe Demissew (2016). Two distinctive new species of Commicarpus (Nyctaginaceae) from gypsum outcrops in eastern Ethiopia. Kew Bull. 71: 34.
  • Friis, I., Sebsebe Demissew & Breugel, P. van (2010). Atlas of the potential vegetation of Ethiopia. Biol. Skr. 58: 1 – 308.
  • Mège, D., Purcell, P., Pochat, S. & Guidat, T. (2015). The landscape and landforms of the Ogaden, Southeast Ethiopia. In: P. Billi (ed), Landscapes and Landforms of Ethiopia, pp. 323 – 348. Springer, Dordrecht.
  • Ryding, O. (2006). Leucas. In: M. Thulin (ed.), Flora of Somalia, Vol. 3, pp. 325 – 330. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sebald, O (2006). Leucas. In: I. Hedberg, Ensermu Kelbassa, S. Edwards, Sebsebe Demissew & E. Persson (eds), Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 540 – 548. Addis Ababa and Uppsala.
  • Sebald, O. (1978). Studien an afrikanischen Leucas-Arten (Labiatae): 3. Die Arten der Sektion Lasiocorys (Benth.) Gürke emend. Sebald. Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk., A (308).
  • White, F. (1983). The vegetation of Africa. A descriptive memoir to accompany the UNESCO/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa. Unesco, Paris. With UNESCO/AETFAT/UNSO Vegetation Map of Africa. Three map sheets in 1:5,000,000.
  • Yonas Mulugeta (2010 [2012]). Hydrogeological Map of Ethiopia. 1:250000. Sheet: Megalo NB 37-8. Printed by the Geological Survey of Ethiopia in cooperation with the Czech Republic Development Cooperation.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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