Leucas chinensis

Leucas chinensis

Leucas chinensis

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: Leucas
Species: Leucas chinensis
Varieties: L. c. var. batanensis – L. c. var. chinensis – L. c. f. riukiuensis

Name

Leucas chinensis (Retz.) Sm., 1812

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Phlomis chinensis Retz., Observ. Bot. 2: 19 (1781).
• Homotypic
  • Blandina chinensis (Retz.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regional: Indian subcontinent India Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. in A.Rees, 1812. Cycl. 20: n.° 8

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. Leucas chinensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Leucas chinensis. 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 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Leucas chinensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leucas chinensis. Published online. Accessed: Mar 27 2022.

Vernacular names

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