7268.000 Leucas R. Br.

LASIOCORYS Benth.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Inflorescence of few-many-flowered, often subspherical, whorls; bracts leaf-like; bracteoles linear, ascending. Calyx tubular, 10-nerved, straight or curved, with 5-10 equal or unequal spine-tipped teeth. Corolla 2-lipped, white; upper lip usually entire and hairy; lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe longest. Stamens 4.

Similar to the genus Acrotome. The differences are explained under that genus.

Worldwide: 150 species from Africa and Arabia to Indomalesia

Botswana: 5 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
capensis (Benth.) Engl.SW,SEDescription, Image
glabrata (Vahl) R. Br.N,SW,SEDescription, Image
martinicensis R. Br.Description, Image
neuflizeana Courbon var. neuflizeana N,SEDescription, Image
sexdentata SkanN,SEDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Leucas:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Leucas
Flora of Malawi: Leucas
Flora of Mozambique: Leucas
Flora of Zambia: Leucas
Flora of Zimbabwe: Leucas

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Leucas
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Leucas
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Leucas
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Leucas
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Leucas
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leucas
JSTOR Plant Science: Leucas
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leucas
Plants of the World Online: Leucas
Tropicos: Leucas
Wikipedia: Leucas

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Leucas.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1219, retrieved 19 April 2024

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