Lamiaceae · Leucas

Horehound Leucas

Leucas marrubioides

Undershrub
Habit
Undershrub
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Flowering
June-January

Plant Details

Scientific name
Leucas marrubioides
Genus
Leucas
Family
Lamiaceae
Habitat
Moist and dry deciduous forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Continental Southeast Asia
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Flowering & fruiting
June-January
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry
Bilateral
Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Nutlets

Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Horehound Leucas

Horehound Leucas (Leucas marrubioides) is an undershrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Mint/Sage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, verticillaster (whorled cymes) flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is typically found in moist and dry deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Continental Southeast Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-January.

Illustration representing the Lamiaceae family
Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Horehound Leucas belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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