Lamiaceae (incl. Vebenaceae) Fortnight 1-14May2014: Leucas for ID from Uttarakhand DSR May 3/3

[D.S Rawat]

This Leucas was photographed in Almora district at an elevation of 800m.

DSRawat Pantnagar

Dr D.S.Rawat

Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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Thanks, Lalithamba ji.

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From: Lalithamba Avadhanam
Date: 21 May 2015 at 14:07
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:223952] Lamiaceae (incl. Vebenaceae) Fortnight 1-14May2014: Leucas for ID from Uttarakhand DSR May 3/3
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It is Leucas biflora

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A.Lalithamba

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

It is Leucas biflora Regards A.Lalithamba

A reply in another thread; "I do not find difference with this species and the one linked at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/thuemArJJdc/i4sFaQJtW_oJ But I do find difference with https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/vYfoZwEAUSo/nJwT_beSelQJ Maybe my illusion! Thank you Regards surajit koley"

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Date: 14 May 2015 at 14:58
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[surajit koley]

My record of L. biflora is different to this one. Unlike Nidhan Sir's thread here number of flowers are less and calyx teeth triangular.

This much I can say.

Thank you

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surajit koley

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[surajit koley]

Rawat Sir, please ensure it has to be procumbent to be Leucas biflora (Vahl) R. Br.

Moreover, branches should be many, pubescent with deflexed hairs; leaves should be pubescent on both sides, I am not sure of how the hairs in the photographs can be defined. The problem is hairs in L. decemdentata also varies from glabrate to villous to strigose.

Another problem area is calyx mouth is dialated, distinctly ribbed, rib excurrent to calyx teeth (a feature of L. montana not to be found in your area. calyx teeth linear-subulate). But can those teeth be called triangular-subulate (a feature of biflora, decemdentata, lanata)?

Please check my record of biflora at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/RX4LT0YCOkY/vKha7wFYRfIJ and Smita Ji's at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/R4mnuBW2osU/Xe0STN_ciHIJ ... decide yourself.

Thank you

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[D.S Rawat]

Thank you Surajit Ji for analyzing my species in detail. I really appreciate your efforts in concluding the IDs of plants posted in eFI.

I too agree that my plant is not L.biflora which is not known in Uttarakhand also. Leucas is represented by following species in Uttarakhand-

L.aspera (no resemblance)-
L.biflora (Little resemblance)-

http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001115027

L.cephalotes (no resemblance)-http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001114974

L.hyssopifolia (no resemblance)-http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000929562

L.indica ?

L.lanata (Little resemblance)-

http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000929484

L.decemdentata (=L.mollissima) resemble to a certain extent-http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000855659

see also- http://www.hkwildlife.net/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=6324

L.natans (no resemblance)-

http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001116345

I suspect it as L.decemdentata (=L.mollissima) as in- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/wwTHVL-MxGY

DSRawat Pantnagar

Dr D.S.Rawat

Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA

[surajit koley]

I agree Sir.

Haines (also noted by Dr. V. S. in the monograph) that considered close affinity of L. montana with L. decemdentata (a variable species).

As per the monograph, L. lavandulifolia Sm. was named as L. indica (L.) Vatke. "The name L. indica (L.) Vatke (1875) based on Leonurus indicus L. ....... should be rejected".

Thank you

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surajit koley

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[surajit koley]

Sir,

Attached here KEY and descriptions of several var. of L. montana by Haines.

Please note Haines, unlike Prain, didn't recognize L. mollissima Wall. as separate taxon.

Thank you

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surajit koley

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