Leucas ciliata Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 61 1830. (Syn: Leucas ciliata var. hirsuta Benth.);
LOO-kus — from the Greek leukos (white)
sil-ee-ATE-uh or sil-ee-AH-tuh — fringed with hairs
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Common name: Tufted Leucas • Marathi: बुरुंबी burumbi • Manipuri: ꯃꯌꯡ ꯂꯦꯝꯕꯨꯝ Mayang lembum • Nepali: डुल्फी Dulfee
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Native of: India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
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TAXONOMIC STUDY OF THE GENUS LEUCAS R (Bangladesh- 2005)- (Keys- Leucas biflora, cephalotes, indica (syn. of Leucas lavandulifolia Sm. as per The Plant List), zeylanica, ciliata, aspera, vestita & mollissima (syn. of Leucas decemdentata var. decemdentata as per The Plant List)
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18/12/10/YRP/1:

Date & Time 18/12/10
Location: Place, Altitude, GPS  Chethalayam, Wayanad.
Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type:      Wild
Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb Shrub
Height, Length. 2’
Flowers Size Colour Calyx Bracts- 6mm lenth, 3 mm width


– In Malayalam it is commonly called as Onapuv”  as this is used in floral arrangement during Onam.


– Yes, …, in general we call it onapuv. I remembered today one more name –  it is also known by the name “thumba puv“.  These flowers are filled in the inner circle of the flower arrangement during Onam.


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LOO-kus — from the Greek leukos (white)
sil-ee-ATE-uh or sil-ee-AH-tuh — fringed with hairs
Jan 13, 2008 at Mahabaleshwar
commonly known as: tufted leucas • Marathi: बुरुंबी burumbi
Native of: India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
   – [image: Burumbi (Marathi: बुरुंबी)] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3131899575/>
… Dec 21, 2008 along Kumbharli Ghat
– [image: Leucas ciliata] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3130213675/>
… Dec 21, 2008 along Kumbharli Ghat
– [image: Tufted Leucas] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5088453475/>
… Oct 15, 2010 at Koraigad near Lonavala


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identification no050812sn2:
Kindly help in identification. date/time:jan12

location:pune, mulshi
habitat:wild
plant habit:herb
height:may be a foot,though I am not sure

Leucas species


Can be Lecas cephalotes

It is Leucas ciliata, I think.



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leucas ciliata : 3 images. 1 post by 1 author.
leucas ciliata, mahabaleswar
growing in forest clearings and along forest paths
first week of march 2013



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Leucas ciliata Benth. @ Mahabaleshwar 13-12-2014 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3).
Leucas ciliata @ Mahabaleshwar

Images by Dinesh Valke & Dinesh Valke, (For more photos & complete details, click on the links, inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)

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Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Leucas ciliata :: n Western Ghats :: DVMAY23/23 : 1 post by 1 author. 8 images.

Leucas ciliata Benth.
at Koraigad on October 6, 2012
at Ratangad on January 14, 2012
at Koraigad on October 15, 2010
at Kumbharli Ghat on December 21, 2008
at Mahabaleshwar on January 13, 2008


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Leucas ciliata
Mahabaleshwar

I think yes. Thanks for showing


voila
looks like this may have had seeds in them
good pictures


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Leucas sp : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Leucas species from Bagamandala Coorg

Leucas ciliata.


Very interesting plant sir.
I have seen similar ones at Palani ranges of Western ghats near Kodaikanal.


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This one on Leucas ciliata Benth. and L. vestita Benth. –


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Mahabaleshwar Nov 09; at Manimahesh, Chamba, H.P.; For Id CS160610 2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups

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SK1526 22 Oct 2018 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)- around 500 kb each.
Location:  Shivapuri National Park,Nepal 
Date: 25 August 2018
Elevation:6500 ft.
Habit : Wild
Leucas ciliata Benth. ??



Leucas vestita : 12 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
Leucas vestita
just outside Eravikulam WLS, near Munnar, Kerala, in the Nilgiris
First week of October 2018

this plant may actually be more interesting than what it appears to be the topic discussion was brought up by …
… wrote this note on Indian Flora
First look towards L.vestita. but by observations of stem grooved with brown hairs, leaves with serrate margin with more teeth, inflor. must be terminal solitary, calyx tube bent on upper side, mouth not cillia, teeth erect, corolla upper lip yellowish brown…so P Sanojkumar from Calicut Univ. Kerala and it separated from L. vistita very nearer and it ID as Leucas sebaldiana new species from Chembra hills, Kerla.
I think this species is Leucas sebaldiana
the link to the original research paper by P. Sunojkumar

The above remarks appears to me very funny.  What exactly he mean by this remarks is not clear. I have merged L. vestita with L. ciliata after a thorough study of  more than 7 years with fresh collections of more than 30 accession from Western Ghats and all the herbarium specimens in India as well as the original specimens (not photos) in Kew and Cambridge etc.  (went and checked types).
L. vestita is merged under ciliata. and kept as a variety because of some differences on leaves. There are several varieties for this and if need we can create many varieties as each accessions of this species is different in Western Ghats. But it is a complex just like many species complexes in Lamiaceae.
L. sebaldiana is totally different and it can be identified just from its bracts with is more or less foliaceoius. (the illustrations in my paper do good).  The inflorescence architecture is different. and anybody looks at it may easily catch up.
L. montana is different.
The specimen you had sent to me, (I got the picture as and when it was uploaded in e-flora and I am keeping one of such herbarium with me and its photo is attached) It shown some differences and I may soon workout this and inform you. In fact I asked for this specimen and details to the author of this photograph, but did not receive any reply). I waited for this to visit the place to know more about this specimen which I couldn’t and also to do molelcular sequencing of this plant to compare with varient forms of L. montana I got from Tirumala (AP), different places in Karnataka and so on. (I have samples with me). Otherwise I could have completed its identity. But I hope I can do it. A thorough study is required to solve such complexes. It is dfifferent from L. sebaldiana, L. vestita (not even in the infrageneric sections of this two species). I have seen all Indian species of Leucas in fresh and herbarium to say so.
See the attachment.

Dr. Sunojkumar has replied saying that this specimen is Leucas ciliata



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Leucas vestita at Munnar- PKA45 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)- around 400 kb each.

This herb was seen at Eravikulam National park, Munnar.
Bot. name: Leucas vestita
Family: Lamiaceae,


A feedback in another thread by …:

I have merged L. vestita with L. ciliata after a thorough study of  more than 7 years with fresh collections of more than 30 accession from Western Ghats and all the herbarium specimens in India as well as the original specimens (not photos) in Kew and Cambridge etc. (went and checked types).
L. vestita is merged under ciliata. and kept as a variety because of some differences on leaves. There are several varieties for this and if need we can create many varieties as each accessions of this species is different in Western Ghats. But it is a complex just like many species complexes in Lamiaceae.”


This image is that of Leucas ciliata var. sericostoma (Syn. L.vestita var. sericostoma)
This is endemic to Eraviculam and nearby areas


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Leucas ciliata Benth. : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 4 mb.
Location: Chisapani, Kathmandu
Date: 01 October  2019
Elevation: 2176 m.
Habit : Wild

Attachments (1)- 7 mb.


Attachments (1)- 7 mb.


I agree with Leucas ciliata Benth. as per comparative images at Leucas



Mahabaleshwar, MH :: Leucas ciliata :: ARK2020-064 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

Seen these plants in Mahabaleshwar, MH in March 2020
Leucas ciliata

I guess correct ID!



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Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: TC01 – Leucus cephalotus? : 13 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (1)
Herb on roadsidesKolem, Goa, for ID.


So many species of Leucas really confusing
Interesting though

efi page on Leucas cephalotes


…, it is Leucas ciliata … the upper lip with yellowish brown hairs, and the spherical cluster, is tell-tale.


It is Leucas cephalotes, a common weed through out.


This is Leucas ciliata


I am also inclined towards Leucas ciliate


I once again thank everybody.


Perhaps this should help

  L. cephalotes                                                 L. ciliaris
1. Verticillaster single terminal head                1. Verticillasters more than one perstem
2. Bracts lanceolate, exceeding calyx               2. Bracts linear, shorter than calyx
3. Calyx teeth barely 1mm long                       3. calyx teeth about 3 mm long
4. Calyx softly pubescent                                 4. Calyx hispid

Thank you Sir, We will try.


Thanks, … What we should take it finally ?


Yes !


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Swamy/New series/ID/71 – Morinda citrifolia: 11 high res. images.
Please ID wild Leucas,
Location: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 04.06.2022, 04.25pm
Habitat: wild, moisture, misty hill, windy
Plant habit: nice shrub, erect, obliquely,  branches, weak angular stem 05mm base diameter, hairy, lite aromatic, annual
Height: 02 feet
Leaves: opposite, oblong, apex, hairy, lite aromatic, size up to 08×2 cm
Flower: orbital racemose, size:12×07 mm, white, non fragrant
Fruit: cone shaped, green into.brown, size:07×5 mm
Seed: black 04 nos., micro granular
Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x


It is looking like Leucas ciliata


Leucas ciliata is correct !


Yes, it is Leucas ciliata, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant,


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Leucas ciliata Benth.: 10 very high res. images.

Location: Godam, Chandragiri, Lalitpur
Date: 16 September 2022
Altitude: 2093m.
Habitat : Wild
Image quality not good !


Is Leucas ciliata var. ciliata and this sp. same? I did not find Leucas ciliata var. ciliata in any link/net.


Nepali Name : डुल्फी Dulfee


As there is no other accepted variety, it has to be written as Leucas ciliata only.


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MS, Jan.,2024/03 Herb for id: 3 images.
Location : Hmuifang tlang, Mizoram

Altitude : ca.1,620 m
Date : 06-01-2024
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Wild

Leucas ciliata Benth. !


YES …, it’s Leucas ciliata..


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Leucas ciliata var. ciliata:
I could not find Leucas ciliata var. ciliata in any link and database.
https://www.flowersofindia.Tufted%20Leucas.html


As there is no other accepted variety, it is better to write it as simply Leucas ciliata in the accepted name.



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