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Leucas nutans (Roth) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 743 1825. (Syn: Leucas decurva Benth.; Phlomis nutans Roth);
Pakistan to Myanmar (from WCSP);
Lamiaceae (Incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Leucas sp. from Panipat- NS May 115/115 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) This is from Panipat..
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Possibly Leucas nutans (Roth) Spreng. Please upload larger resolution and lower part of the whorls if possible.
It is Leucas nutans (Roth) Spreng., unbranched or with few lateral branches; hirsute; calyx prominently ribbed and curved at middle, mouth oblique gland-dotted and with spreading eglandular hairs.
Submission of Leucas nutans : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Leucas nutans (Roth) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 743. 1825.
Family: Lamiaceae
Description: Herbs, annual, 15-20 cm tall, unbranched or with few lateral branches; hirsute, hairs firm and spreading. Leaves opposite; subsessile; lamina oblong-elliptic, 3-4 × 0.7-1 cm, cuneate at base, slightly crenate; adpressed with long eglandular hairs, clearly gland-dotted. Flowers white, in 1-1.5cm long, in few flowered (20-30) lax whorls, in 2-4 rows. Bracts narrow ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, equal to or somewhat shorter than calyces, ciliate on margins. Calyx 10 mm, tubular, prominently ribbed and curved at middle and almost reflexed in fruit, hairy in throat, with a somewhat oblique mouth, gland-dotted and with spreading eglandular hairs; teeth 10, unequal, narrow linear-lanceolate, acuminate mucronulate, longest teeth up to 2 mm. Corolla white 10-12 mm; upper lip short bearded; lower lip clearly longer than upper. Nutlets narrow oblong, scarcely trigonous, 2.5 ×1 mm, smooth.
Habitat & location: Rare. Found in dry areas in hills. Photographed at Udayagiri
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