Leucas nyassae Gürke
var. nyassae

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Leucas nyassae var. nyassae

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

Leucas nyassae var. nyassae

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

Leucas nyassae var. nyassae

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

Leucas nyassae var. nyassae

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: 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:
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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).

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Flora of Malawi: Leucas nyassae var. nyassae
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Leucas nyassae
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leucas nyassae
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leucas nyassae
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Tropicos: Leucas nyassae
Wikipedia: Leucas nyassae


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Leucas nyassae var. nyassae.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149340, retrieved 21 November 2024

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