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Leucas
Leucas
is
a genus
of
plants
in the
family
Lamiaceae
, first described by
Robert Brown
in
1810
. It contains over
200
species
, widespread over much of
Africa
, and southern and eastern
Asia
with a few species in
Queensland
and on various
islands
in the
Indian Ocean
.
Species
The Plant
List
recognises 133
accepted
species :
Leucas abyssinica
*
var
.
argyrophylla
* var.
brachycalyx
Leucas aequistylosa
Leucas aggerestris
Leucas
alba
Leucas alluaudii
Leucas anandaraoana
Leucas angularis
Leucas angustissima
Leucas argentea
* var.
neumannii
Leucas aspera
Leucas
bakeri
Leucas beddomei
Leucas biflora
Leucas bracteosa
Leucas calostachys
* var.
schweinfurthii
Leucas capensis
Leucas cephalantha
Leucas cephalotes
Leucas chinensis
* f.
riukiuensis
Leucas ciliata
Leucas clarkei
Leucas collettii
Leucas cuneifolia
Leucas decemdentata
* var.
angustifolia
* var.
sebastiana
Leucas deflexa
* var.
biglomerulata
* var.
deflexa
* var.
kondowensis
Leucas densiflora
Leucas deodikarii
Leucas dhofarensis
Leucas diffusa
Leucas discolor
Leucas ebracteata
Leucas ellipticifolia
Leucas
eriostoma
* var.
lanata
Leucas flagellifera
Leucas fulvipila
Leucas glabrata
Leucas grandis
Leucas hagghierensis
Leucas helferi
Leucas helianthemifolia
Leucas helicterifolia
Leucas hephaestis
Leucas hirta
Leucas hirundinaris
Leucas hyssopifolia
Leucas
inflata
Leucas jamesii
Leucas kishenensis
Leucas lamiifolia
Leucas lanata
Leucas lanceifolia
Leucas lavandulifolia
Leucas longifolia
Leucas macrantha
Leucas manipurensis
Leucas marrubioides
Leucas martinicensis
Leucas masaiensis
* var.
tricrenata
* var.
venulosa
Leucas mathewiana
Leucas menthifolia
* var.
fulva
* var.
menthifolia
Leucas milanjiana
Leucas minimifolia
Leucas minutiflora
Leucas montana
Leucas mukerjiana
Leucas mwingensis
Leucas nepetifolia
Leucas neufliseana
Leucas neuflizeana
Leucas nubica
Leucas nutans
Leucas nyassae
* var.
velutina
Leucas oligocephala
* var.
bowalensis
* var.
oligocephala
Leucas ovata
Leucas pearsonii
Leucas pechuelii
Leucas penduliflora
Leucas
pilosa
Leucas prostrata
Leucas pseudoglabrata
Leucas pubescens
Leucas rosmarinifolia
Leucas royleoides
Leucas ruspoliana
Leucas samhaensis
Leucas sebaldiana
Leucas sexdentata
Leucas sivadasaniana
Leucas somalensis
Leucas songeana
Leucas spiculifera
Leucas spiculifolia
Leucas stachydiformis
Leucas stelligera
Leucas stormsii
Leucas stricta
Leucas subarcuata
Leucas
suffruticosa
Leucas teres
Leucas tettensis
Leucas tomentosa
Leucas tsavoensis
Leucas urticifolia
Leucas urundensis
Leucas usagarensis
Leucas vestita
* var.
angustifolia
* var.
oblongifolia
* var.
sericostoma
Leucas virgata
Leucas volkensii
Leucas
welwitschii
Leucas wightiana
Leucas wilsonii
Leucas zeylanica
* var.
walkeri
A
new species
,
Leucas sahyadriensis
Sunojk., has
recently
been described and is
endemic
to the
Western Ghats
of southern
India
.
