Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP: WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Leucas lavandulifolia. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia.
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How to identify Leucas indica var. decipiens

Identify Leucas indica var. decipiens 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: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September.
Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Leucas indica var. decipiens.

Plant Details

Scientific name: Leucas indica var. decipiens
Genus: Leucas
Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: Herb
Flowering & fruiting: September

Leaf characters

Leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Leucas indica var. decipiens 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 Leucas indica var. decipiens itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Leucas indica var. decipiens

Leucas indica var. decipiens is a herb in the Lamiaceae family. Flowering and fruiting run from September.

Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Leucas indica var. decipiens belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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