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Leucas angularis
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Leucas angularis Benth. in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 62. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 684. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1151(805). 1924; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 219. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 365. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 647. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 547. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 249. 1999; V. Singh, Monogr. Indian Leucas 38. 2001; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 652. 2009.
Leucas marrubioides Desf. var. pulneyensis Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 684. 1885.
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Description:
Prostrate branching herbs, pubescent. Leaves simple, opposite, 3.5 x 1.5 cm, ovate, obtuse, base rounded or truncate, serrate, pubescent; petiole 0.5 cm. Verticils axillary, 4-6 flowered; bracts 3 mm, linear, ciliate. Calyx tube 8 mm, 10 toothed, unequal, to 2 mm, long, ciliate. Corolla tube 9 mm, subequal; filaments 5 and 7 mm, pubescent. Ovary 1 mm, style 1 3 mm.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-July
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous and evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Alampetty, Nilikkal, Nedumpoyil, Tolpetty, Nadugani ghats
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