Common Leucas
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Rajesh Sachdev
Sep 10, 2009, 3:06:35 PM9/10/09
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Name of Species: Leucas aspera (Leucas plukenetii)
Common Name: Tamba (marathi), Common Leucas (English) & Chota halkkusa (Hindi)
Family: Labiatae
Conservation status: Dovumented in Koyna WLS by state FD, leaves are
used in traditional medicines by tribes.
Photographed: 15th August,2009
Location: Purendar Fort, Near Satara
Camera: Olympus SP570UZ
Lens: OLYMPUS ED LENS AF ZOOM 4.6 - 92 mm, 1:2.8 - 4.6
Description: An erect, slender, fragrant annual herb, which is seen
commonly in harvested fields and on roadsides. Flowers between
July to November.
Common Name: Tamba (marathi), Common Leucas (English) & Chota halkkusa (Hindi)
Family: Labiatae
Conservation status: Dovumented in Koyna WLS by state FD, leaves are
used in traditional medicines by tribes.
Photographed: 15th August,2009
Location: Purendar Fort, Near Satara
Camera: Olympus SP570UZ
Lens: OLYMPUS ED LENS AF ZOOM 4.6 - 92 mm, 1:2.8 - 4.6
Description: An erect, slender, fragrant annual herb, which is seen
commonly in harvested fields and on roadsides. Flowers between
July to November.
Rani Bhagat
Sep 10, 2009, 11:26:10 PM9/10/09
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I think it is not L. aspera it is Lucas longifolia pls check
Avinash dada
Sep 11, 2009, 12:13:39 AM9/11/09
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L. longifolia only
Satish Phadke
Sep 14, 2009, 9:57:46 AM9/14/09
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When I checked the Latin meanings I found that
aspera means rough
longifolia means long leaf.
Accordingly the names of the species described appear self explanatory at least in this case.
Dr Phadke
2009/9/11 Avinash dada <avinas...@gmail.com>:--
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aspera means rough
longifolia means long leaf.
Accordingly the names of the species described appear self explanatory at least in this case.
Dr Phadke
2009/9/11 Avinash dada <avinas...@gmail.com>:
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singhg .
Sep 15, 2009, 12:09:29 AM9/15/09
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Yes satish ji
Most specific epithets have some meaning attanched to them:
nigra (nigrum, nigrus) is black (any part of the plant)
alba (album, albus) is white
sativa (sativum, sativus) is a field crop
repens is creeping
flava (flavum, flavus) is yellow
juncea (junceum, junceus) is brown
and so on
Gurcharan Singh
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Department of Botany
SGTB Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj
Vikas Puri
New Delhi-110018
Phone: 011025518297
Mobile: 9810359089
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