The new species Leucas sivadasaniana Sunojkumar (Lamiaceae), collected from the Kudachadri Hills of Karnataka in Peninsular India, is described and illustrated. It is related to L. beddomei (Hooker f.) Sunojkumar & P. Mathew, L. eriostoma Hooker f., and L. lamiifolia Desfontaines, from which the new species differs in having broadly cuneate leaves, long and densely villous bracteoles, a nonciliate calyx mouth, and triangular teeth. This species is included in Leucas sect. Astrodon Bentham.
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Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
Vol. 18 • No. 2
May 2008
Vol. 18 • No. 2
May 2008
India
IUCN Red List
Karnataka
Lamiaceae
Leucas