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Leucas urticifolia (Vahl) R.Br. ex Sm.
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Distribution:
"Habitat & Distribution: Found in arable lands and agricultural fields from plains to 500m. Common. India, Baluchistan, Arabia and Abyssinia."
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Rights holder/Author | Keystone Foundation, India Biodiversity Portal |
Source | http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266684 |
Distribution in Egypt:
Gebel Elba.
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Global Distribution:
Southeast Egypt, tropical East Africa, Arabia.
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Morphology:
"
Flower
In axillary verticils, dense; white. Flowering from December-February.
Fruit
A nutlet, subtrigonous. Fruiting January onwards.
Leaf Arrangement
Opposite-decussate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Leaf Apex
Acute
Leaf Base
Acute
Leaf Margin
Serrate
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Source | http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266684 |
Size:
Height: 10-40 cm
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Diagnostic:
"Habit: A large, slender herb, upto 1m."
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Habitat:
Sandy soil, in wadis.
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Rights holder/Author | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, BA Cultnat, Bibliotheca Alexandrina - EOL Ar |
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Life Expectancy:
Puberulent annual.
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Rights holder/Author | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, BA Cultnat, Bibliotheca Alexandrina - EOL Ar |
Source | http://lifedesk.bibalex.org/ba/pages/3396 |