Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Leucas lanceifolia
Lanceleaf Leucas
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- October-June (WG)
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. India.
- Recorded habitat
- Hills of dry and moist deciduous forests, also margins of shola forests and grasslands
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How to identify Lanceleaf Leucas
Identify Lanceleaf 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 undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-June (WG).
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lanceleaf Leucas.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucas lanceifolia
- Genus
- Leucas
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Hills of dry and moist deciduous forests, also margins of shola forests and grasslands
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-June (WG)
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lanceleaf 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 Lanceleaf Leucas itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Lanceleaf Leucas
A member of the Lamiaceae family, Lanceleaf Leucas (Leucas lanceifolia) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in hills of dry and moist deciduous forests, also margins of shola forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to June (WG).
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Lanceleaf Leucas belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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