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Leucas lanceifolia
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Leucas lanceifolia Desf., Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 11: 5, t. 2. f. 2. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 685. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1153(806). 1924; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 219. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 37. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 55. 1998; V. Singh, Monogr. Indian Leucas 102. 2001.
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Description:
Bushy shrub; branchlets 4-angled, densely reddish tomentose. Leaves decussate, (ob)lanceolate, to 11 x 2.5 cm, base acute, margin subentire and slightly revolute, apex apiculate, scaberulous above, glaucous below; petiole to 2 cm; bracts linear, to 1.3 cm. Verticils axillary on the upper axils, to 2.5 cm wide. Calyx tubular, 0.8 cm, 8-10-ribbed; mouth straight; teeth 8-10, longer than the ring of hairs. Corolla-tube 1.3 cm; limb 2-lipped, 4 + 1. Stamens 4. Nutlets oblong, 4 x 2.5 mm, brownish.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-June
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Margins of shola forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Mannavan shola, Anginda, Kanthaloor forests
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