''Leucas'' is a genus of plants in the family
Lamiaceae
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, first described by
Robert Brown in 1810. It contains over 200 species, widespread over much of
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,
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,
China
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Japan
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, etc.) with a few species in
Queensland
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and on various islands in the
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Species
''The Plant List
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'' recognises 133 accepted species (including infraspecific names):[
* '' Leucas abyssinica''
** var. ''argyrophylla''
** var. ''brachycalyx''
* '' Leucas aequistylosa''
* '' Leucas aggerestris''
* '' Leucas alba''
* '']Leucas alluaudii
''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 (Iran, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, etc.) with a fe ...
''
* '' Leucas anandaraoana''
* '' Leucas angularis''
* '' Leucas angustissima''
* '' Leucas argentea''
** var. ''neumannii''
* '' Leucas aspera''
* '' Leucas bakeri''
* '' Leucas beddomei''
* ''Leucas biflora
''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 (Iran, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, etc.) with a fe ...
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* ''Leucas bracteosa
''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 (Iran, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, etc.) with a fe ...
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* ''Leucas calostachys
''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 (Iran, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, etc.) with a fe ...
''
** var. ''schweinfurthii''
* ''Leucas capensis
''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 (Iran, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, etc.) with a fe ...
''
* '' 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
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate ...
, '' Leucas sahyadriensis'' Sunojk., has recently been described and is endemic
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to the Western Ghats of southern India
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.
References
Lamiaceae genera
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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