Leucas zeylanica

Leucas zeylanica

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 zeylanica
Varieties: L. z. var. walkeri – L. z. var. zeylanica

Name

Leucas zeylanica (L.) W.T.Aiton, 1811

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Phlomis zeylanica L., Sp. Pl.: 586 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Phlomis gracilis (L.) Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 84 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Leucasia zeylanica (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 88 (1837).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: Indian subcontinent China Southeast, Hainan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern asia Borneo, Cambodia, Christmas I., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Maldives, Mauritius, Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W.T. 1811. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. 2nd Edn., Vol. III, iii + 432 pp. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London. BHL. Reference page. : ed. 2, 3:409.

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 zeylanica 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 zeylanica. 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 zeylanica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leucas zeylanica. Published online. Accessed: Mar 27 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Leucas zeylanica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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