Leucas nyassae Gürke
var. nyassae
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare
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
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Leucas megasphaera Baker
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Frequent |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial herb with long spreading prostrate stems from which arise large sessile heads. |
Type location:
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Malawi |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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nyassae: from Malawi (Nyasaland) |
Habitat:
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In miombo or Terminalia-Combretum woodland and grassland, often in sandy open ground. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
900 - 1500 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
National distribution:
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N,Z,MS |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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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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Copyright:
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Leucas nyassae var. nyassae. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149340, retrieved 31 March 2025
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