Leucas nyassae
nyassae
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Habit
Open Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka
May 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Open Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka
May 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Open Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka
May 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Open Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka
May 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Leucas megasphaera Baker |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with long spreading prostrate stems from which arise large sessile heads. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | nyassae: from Malawi (Nyasaland) |
| Habitat: | In miombo or Terminalia-Combretum woodland and grassland, often in sandy open ground. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,E,C,Lk,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 8 July 2021 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 184. as Leucas megasphaera Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 56. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 59 - 61. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Leucas nyassae var. nyassae
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