Leucas deflexa
deflexa
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Tsetsera, Manica, Mozambique.
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Tsetsera, Manica, Mozambique.
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Tsetsera, Manica, Mozambique.
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Tsetsera, Manica, Mozambique.
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Along Gahinga trail in buffer zone below, Volanous National Park.
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Gahinga trail, Volcanous National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Leucas bukobensis Gürke Leucas decurvata Baker ex Hiern |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect sparsely branched herb, up to c. 1 m tall. Stems ribbed hairy. Leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong to ovate, up to c. 11 cm, hairy on both surfaces; margin crenate-serrate except near the base. Calyx deflexed, swollen at the base, 8?-toothed. Flowers in 1-4 spaced, subterminal many flowered spherical heads. Corolla up to 7 mm long, 2-lipped; upper lip transparent; lower lip white, notched. Anthers orange. |
| Type location: |
Cameroon |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | deflexa: deflexed |
| Habitat: | In clearings, understorey and margins of montane evergreen forest, also in secondary vegetation. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread throughout Africa from Cameroon, Congo, Sudan and Ethiopia to Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
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| Growth form(s): | Annual, perennial. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 55. Meerts, P. (2022). Labiatae Sous-familles IV. Scutellarioideae et V. Lamioideae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 64 - 66. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 148. As Leucas deflexa Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 53 - 54. Troupin, G. & Ayobangira, F-X. (1985). Lamiaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 316. As Leucas deflexa (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Rwanda: Leucas deflexa var. deflexa
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Flora of Uganda: Leucas deflexa var. deflexa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Leucas deflexa var. deflexa
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