Leonotis leonurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Leucadeae
Genus: Leonotis
Species: Leonotis leonurus

Name

Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br., 1811

Synonyms

Basionym
- Phlomis leonurus L., Sp. Pl.: 587 (1753).
Homotypic
- Phlomis speciosa Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 84 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Hemisodon leonurus (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837).
Heterotypic
- Leonurus africanus Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 1 (1768).
- Leonurus superbus Medik., Bot. Beob. 1783: 127 (1784).
- Leonurus grandiflorus Moench, Methodus: 400 (1794).
- Leonotis leonurus var. albiflora Benth. in E.H.F.Meyer, Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 243 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces Introduced into: Burundi, Jawa, St.Helena References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Brown, R. in W. T. Aiton, 1811. Hortus Kew. ed. 2, 3:410.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Leonotis leonurus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Leonotis leonurus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 26. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Leonotis leonurus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leonotis leonurus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 26 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Leonotis leonurus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wilde dagga
Deutsch: Afrikanisches Löwenohr
English: Lion's tail, Lion's ear, Wild dagga
suomi: Tulileijonankorva
日本語: カエンキセワタ
chiShona: Umhlahlampetu
Sesotho: Lebake
Türkçe: Aslankulağı
isiXhosa: Umfincafincane
isiZulu: Umunyane