7268.000 Leucas R. Br.

LASIOCORYS Benth.

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Inflorescence of few-many-flowered, often subspherical, whorls; bracts leaf-like; bracteoles linear, ascending. Calyx tubular, 10-nerved, straight or curved, with 5-10 equal or unequal spine-tipped teeth. Corolla 2-lipped, white; upper lip usually entire and hairy; lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe longest. Stamens 4.

Similar to the genus Acrotome. The differences are explained under that genus.

Worldwide: 150 species from Africa and Arabia to Indomalesia

Caprivi: 7 cultivated taxa.

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Species	Content
alluaudii Sacteux
calostachys Oliv.
deflexa Hook.f.[Agg]
martinicensis R. Br.	Description, Image
oligocephala Hook.f.
tettensis Vatke
urundensis Robyns & Lebrun

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