Lamiaceae & Verbenaceae Week: Lamiaceae - Leucas aspera

[Dinesh Valke]

Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link

• LOO-kus -- from the Greek leukos (white)
• AS-per-uh -- rough

 
May 27, 2007, Bedse Caves near Lonavala 


commonly known as: common leucas • Hindi: chhota-halkusa, गोफा gopha, गुमी gumi, गुम्मा gumma • Kannada: thumbe • Malayalam: tumba, tumpa • Marathi: तांब tamba, तुंबी tumbi • Oriya: bhutamari • Sanskrit: द्रोणपुष्पि dronpushpi • Tamil: kadar kumbam, sudarpoo tonri, தூலை tulai, தும்பை tumpai • Telugu: తెల్ల తుమ్మి tella tummi 

Native to: s China, India, Nepal, n-e Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia 

•  ... May 29, 2011 along KSH 34 at Londa, Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
•  ... Dec 20, 2008 at Shirgaon near Chiplun

Regards.
Dinesh

[Vijayasankar]

Dinesh ji, I think this is L. lavandulifolia (= L. indica). Pl check.

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

[Vijayasankar]

In this set, the first three and last three pictures belong to Leucas lavandulifolia.
The middle three pictures are perhaps of L. zeylanica. This need to be confirmed.
If you have access please refer to the monograph of Leucas by V.Singh.

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:

... it must be as per your thought Vijayasankar ji.
Many many thanks for pointing to misidentification.

Here are all the views of what are labelled as Leucas aspera at http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Leucasaspera&w=91314344%40N00&s=rec&m=tags

If possible, at your leisure please validate the other sightings.

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

... it must be as per your thought Vijayasankar ji.
Many many thanks for pointing to misidentification.

Here are all the views of what are labelled as Leucas aspera at http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Leucasaspera&w=91314344%40N00&s=rec&m=tags

If possible, at your leisure please validate the other sightings.

Regards.
Dinesh

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Vijayasankar <vijay.b...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Dinesh Valke]

OK Vijayasankar ji ... many many thanks for the overhaul !!
Will try to get to the suggested monograph.

Dear friends, you may please validate too; it will help me for sure.
My visualization of Leucas aspera is now gone haywire !!

[Dinesh Valke]

... want to know if Leucas lavandulaefolia Rees (= Leucas linifolia Spreng.) is synonym of Leucas lavandulifolia Sm. (= Leucas linifolia (Roth) Spreng.)

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Dinesh ji, I think this is L. lavandulifolia (= L. indica). Pl check. 
Regards   
Vijayasankar Raman”              

                

“... it must be as per your thought Vijayasankar ji.

Many many thanks for pointing to misidentification.

Here are all the views of what are labelled as Leucas aspera at http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Leucasaspera&w=91314344%40N00&s=rec&m=tags

If possible, at your leisure please validate the other sightings.

Regards.
Dinesh”

 

“In this set, the first three and last three pictures belong to Leucas lavandulifolia.

The middle three pictures are perhaps of L. zeylanica

. This need to be confirmed.

If you have access please refer to the monograph of Leucas by V.Singh.

 
Regards   
Vijayasankar Raman”

"... want to know if Leucas lavandulaefolia Rees (= Leucas linifolia Spreng.) is synonym of Leucas lavandulifolia Sm. (= Leucas linifolia (Roth) Spreng.)

Regards.
Dinesh"

 

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