Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Leucas decemdentata
Vate-Khawizu / Rough-Leaf Leucas ᱫᱽᱷᱟᱱᱫᱽᱷᱩᱨᱩᱯᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Santali name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-June
Vate-Khawizu in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Mizo | Not recorded | Vate-khawizu |
| Santali | ᱫᱽᱷᱟᱱᱫᱽᱷᱩᱨᱩᱯᱟᱹᱨᱟ | Dhandhurupara |
See the original recorded names
- Mizo
- Vate-khawizu
- Santali
- ᱫᱽᱷᱟᱱᱫᱽᱷᱩᱨᱩᱯᱟᱹᱨᱟ Dhandhurupara
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, Nicobar Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Queensland.
- Recorded habitat
- Degraded forest areas
- Explore nearby plants
- Sikkim →Arunachal Pradesh →Himachal Pradesh →
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How to identify Vate-Khawizu
Identify Vate-Khawizu 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: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vate-Khawizu.
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
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vate-Khawizu itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
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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