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Taxon:  Leucas lavandulifolia Sm.



Summary
Genus:
Leucas
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Lamioideae
Tribe:
Leucadeae
Nomen number:
447352
Place of publication:
A. Rees, Cycl. 20: Leucas no. 40. 1812 "lavandulaefolia"
Comment:
spelling corrected in accordance with Shenzhen ICN 60.10
Verified:
11/02/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Leonurus indicus L.
Leucas linifolia (Roth) Spreng.
Phlomis linifolia Roth
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Reference(s)
  1. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  2. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
  3. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  4. Singh, V. 2001. Monograph on Indian Leucas R. Br. (Dronapushpi) Lamiaceae
  5. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van. 1982. Addenda, corrigenda et emendanda. Flora malesiana. 9:566-567. Note: = Leucas linifolia (Roth) Spreng.
  7. Valkenburg, J. L. C. H. van & N. Bunyapraphatsara, eds. 2001. Medicinal and poisonous plants 2. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(2):339.
  8. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Filipino
karukansoli –
French
armoise blanche –
Indonesian
paci-paci –
Malay
ketumbak –
Transcribed Chinese
xian ye bai rong cao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklorefide Pl Res SEAs 12(2):340. 2002Valkenburg, J. L. C. H. van & N. Bunyapraphatsara, eds. 2001. Medicinal and poisonous plants 2. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(2):339.
Weed fide Pl Res SEAs 12(2):340. 2002Valkenburg, J. L. C. H. van & N. Bunyapraphatsara, eds. 2001. Medicinal and poisonous plants 2. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(2):339.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447352. Accessed 21 May 2025.