Leucas martinicensis (Jacq.) R.Br.

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Diagnostic:

Habit: Herb

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Synonym:

Clinopodium martinicense Jacquin, Enum. Syst. Pl. 25. 1760.

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General Habitat:

Dry deciduous forests

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Habitat:

Grassy areas, waste land near habitations; 1100-1500 m.

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Frequency:

Common

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Cyclicity:

Flowering and fruiting: December-February

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Leucas martinicensis:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Description:

Erect annual herb, up to 1m. Usually unbranched stems, finely hairy. Leaves opposite, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, margins coarsely serrate-crenate. Inflorescence of several spaced, many-flowered verticils with long thistle-like calyx teeth. Flowers small, white.

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Uses:

Medicinal

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Miscellaneous Details:

"Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Naturalized, Dry Deciduous Forests, Native of Tropical America"

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