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Lamiaceae Taxonomy Browser
Leucas glabrata (Vahl) R.Br. ex Sm.
EOL Text
Perennial shrubby herb, up to c. 80 cm tall, much-branched from the base. Stems spreading to sub-erect. Leaves opposite, ovate, ovate-lanceolate, up to c. 6.5 × 2.5 cm, usually hairy; margin with a few teeth to almost entire. Flowers in several axillary, 2-10-flowered clusters. Calyx lanceolate-deltoid, 7-9 mm long at flowering time, 10-toothed. Corolla up to 15 mm long, white, 2 lipped; upper lip with a fringe of bristly hairs at the apex; lower lip fairly narrow, 2-lobed; anthers orange-red.
glabrata: glabrous, without hairs.
Widespread from the Arabian Peninsula through East Africa to Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and South Africa.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1