Leucas stelligera Wall. ex Benth.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (MINT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lamiaceae
  • Species : Leucas stelligera
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Leucas stelligera Wall. ex Benth.
  • Key identification features : An erect branched, suffriticose herb, stems and branches pubescent or tomentose. Leaves are linear-lanceolate, gradually smaller upwards. Base narrowed, margin serrate, apex obtuse, sub-acute or sub-acuminate. Flowers are in axillary or terminal dense whorls. Nutlets is smooth and shining.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Along road sides on hill slopes and outskirts of forests in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Andhra Pradesh State
  • Literature : Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S., 2008. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 5.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Leucas stelligera. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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