Leucas nyassae Gürke
var. nyassae

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Habit
Open Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka
May 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman

Flowers
Open Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka
May 2021
Photo: Nick Wightman

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:	900 - 1500 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	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
Content 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).

Flora of Malawi: Leucas nyassae var. nyassae
Flora of Mozambique: Leucas nyassae var. nyassae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Leucas nyassae var. nyassae

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