Lamiaceae
Leucas

Leucas ellipticifolia (Sebald) Bramley

First published in Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Lamiac.: 62 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Djibouti to N. Kenya. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Thulin, M. [3782], Ethiopia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434951 No
Jan 1, 1981 Gillett, J.B. [21299], Kenya Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434964 No
Jan 1, 1979 Balley, P.R.O. [16063], Somalia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434953 No
Jan 1, 1978 Ellis, P.E. [223], Ethiopia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434958 No
Jan 1, 1978 Glover [738], Somalia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434956 No
Jan 1, 1978 Bally, P.R.O. [11902], Somalia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434955 No
Jan 1, 1978 Brockman, D. [110], Somalia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434954 No
Jan 1, 1978 Wood, J.R.I. [5/71/49], Somalia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434957 No
Gilbert, M.G. [1199], Kenya Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434965 No
Friis, I. [3322], Ethiopia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434950 No
Gilbert, G. [7626], Ethiopia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434952 No
Friis, I. [9938], Ethiopia Leucas discolor var. ellipticifolia K000434949 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

  • 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