{"id":1378623,"date":"2015-05-23T04:49:57","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T04:49:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T12:20:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:50:57","slug":"leucas-angularis","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/leucas-angularis\/","title":{"rendered":"Leucas angularis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leucas<\/i> angularis<\/i> Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 62 1830<\/em>. (syn: Leucas<\/i> pubescens<\/i> Thwaites<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]);<\/div>\n
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Prostrate branching herbs, pubescent. Leaves to 3.5 x 1.5 cm, ovate, obtuse, base rounded or truncate, serrate, pubescent; petiole 0.5 cm. Whorls axillary, 4-6 flowered; bracts 3 mm, linear, ciliate; calyx tube 8 mm, 10 toothed, unequal, to 2 mm, ciliate; corolla tube 9 mm, subequal; filaments 5 and 7 mm, pubescent; ovary 1 mm, style 1 3 mm. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Flowering and fruiting: March-July<\/span><\/div>\n
Dry deciduous and evergreen forests<\/span><\/div>\n
Indo-Malesia<\/span><\/div>\n
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi<\/div>\n
from India Biodiversity Portal<\/span><\/a>)
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Images by B.Rathinasabapathy<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Lamiaceae (inc. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Lamiaceae- Leucas for sp. confirmation. from, Coimbatore -BRS MAY01\/24<\/a> : 16 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pl. find the attached file contain Photo for Id. confirmation.<\/span><\/div>\n
Photo was taken during 2011.<\/span><\/div>\n
Location: Anaikatti, Coimbatore.<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat: Wild
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From the Photos I guess it is Ocimeae<\/em> group species, probably Orthosiphon<\/em> or Plectranthus<\/em> sp.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Orthosiphon<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>species in efi with keys\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u200e<\/em>Plectranthus<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u00a0species in eFloraofindia (with details\/ keys <\/b>from published papers\/ regional floras\/ FRLHT\/ FOI\/ Biotik\/ efloras\/ books etc., where ever available)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This is belongs to the genus <\/span>Orthosiphon<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Leucas angularis <\/em>Benth.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It is LEUCAS BIFLORA<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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It is <\/span>Leucas angularis<\/strong><\/em> Benth. = (Syn: <\/span>Leucas marrubioides<\/em> Desf. var. <\/span>pulneyensis<\/em> Hook.f. )<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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sir seems to be <\/span>Leucas biflora<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For me it looks like Leucas chinensis<\/i><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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efi pages on <\/em><\/span>Leucas biflora<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<\/em>Leucas chinensis<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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No efi page on Leucas angularis <\/em>so far<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Leucas biflora<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Interesting plant. Its cannot be <\/span>L.biflora<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thank you for sharing an unknown species.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If it was my species I would have selected Leucas angularis<\/i>\u00a0Benth. out of the suggested ids.<\/span><\/p>\n

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looks like \u00a0<\/span>L. biflora<\/em> but has far more flowers than 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Leucas marrubioides<\/em> Desf is my call.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Please let me first tell that I am no authority to any genus\/species, all of you know I have no qualification so that I can claim slightest degree of authority. and for the new members as well as for all, my modified identity will automatically be appended in each mail.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another point I would like to clarify is that as a general member I think I am expected to reply or express my view on certain ids. Sometimes I give opinion on my own, please ignore henceforth.
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As per literature, mostly outdated, available with me –
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