Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Leucas ciliata
Tufted Leucas
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to S. China.
- Recorded habitat
- Forest hedges, shaded areas in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Karnataka →Meghalaya →
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How to identify Tufted Leucas
Identify Tufted Leucas by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tufted Leucas.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucas ciliata
- Genus
- Leucas
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Forest hedges, shaded areas in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Indo-China, China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tufted Leucas itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tufted Leucas itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tufted Leucas
A member of the Lamiaceae family, Tufted Leucas (Leucas ciliata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya and 5 other states. It grows in forest hedges, shaded areas in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Tufted Leucas belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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