✿Lamiaceae · Leucas

Erect Leucas

Leucas stricta

Herb

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh & more
Flowering: August-February

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Leucas stricta
Genus: Leucas
Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Deciduous forests and waste places
Habitat type: Forest, Wasteland
Distribution: India to Indo-China
Found in India: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana
Flowering & fruiting: August-February
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
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 Erect Leucas

Erect Leucas (Leucas stricta) is a herb 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 deciduous forests and waste places. It occurs across India to Indo-China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-February.

Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Erect Leucas belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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