Vate-Khawizu / Rough-Leaf Leucas
Leucas decemdentata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucas decemdentata
- Genus
- Leucas
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Myanmar, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vate-Khawizu 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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vate-Khawizu itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Mizo
- Vate-khawizu
- Santali
- ᱫᱽᱷᱟᱱᱫᱽᱷᱩᱨᱩᱯᱟᱹᱨᱟ Dhandhurupara
About Vate-Khawizu
A member of the Lamiaceae family, Rough-leaf leucas (Leucas decemdentata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and 6 other states. It grows in degraded forest areas. Flowering and fruiting run from September to June.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Vate-Khawizu belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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