''Leucas'' is a genus of plants in the family

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, first described by

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in 1810. It contains over 200 species, widespread over much of

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, and southern and eastern

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, etc.) with a few species in

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and on various islands in the

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Species

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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 few ...

'' * '' Leucas anandaraoana'' * '' Leucas angularis'' * '' Leucas angustissima'' * ''

Leucas argentea ''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 few ...

'' ** var. ''neumannii'' * ''

Leucas aspera ''Leucas aspera'' is a plant species within the genus ''Leucas'' and the family Lamiaceae. Although the species has many different common names depending on the region in which it is located, it is most commonly known as Thumbai or Thumba. Found ...

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Leucas bakeri ''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 few ...

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Leucas beddomei ''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 few ...

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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 few ...

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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 few ...

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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 few ...

'' ** 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 few ...

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Leucas cephalantha ''Leucas'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described by Robert Brown (Scottish botanist from Montrose), Robert Brown in 1810. It contains over 200 species, widespread over much of Africa, and southern and eastern Asia (Iran, ...

Leucas pearsonii ''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 few ...

'' * '' 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'' 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 few ...

'' * '' Leucas songeana'' * '' Leucas spiculifera'' * '' Leucas spiculifolia'' * '' Leucas stachydiformis'' * '' Leucas stelligera'' * ''

Leucas stormsii ''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 few ...

'' * '' Leucas stricta'' * '' Leucas subarcuata'' * '' Leucas suffruticosa'' * '' Leucas teres'' * '' Leucas tettensis'' * '' Leucas tomentosa'' * '' Leucas tsavoensis'' * '' Leucas urticifolia'' * '' Leucas urundensis'' * ''

Leucas usagarensis ''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 few ...

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Leucas vestita ''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 few ...

'' ** var. ''angustifolia'' ** var. ''oblongifolia'' ** var. ''sericostoma'' * '' Leucas virgata'' * '' Leucas volkensii'' * '' Leucas welwitschii'' * '' Leucas wightiana'' * '' Leucas wilsonii'' * '' Leucas zeylanica'' ** var. ''walkeri'' A new

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

, '' Leucas sahyadriensis'' Sunojk., has recently been described and is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the Western Ghats of southern

References

Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) {{Lamiaceae-stub