Lamiaceae FAMILY

Leucas ciliata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leucas ciliata is an annual plant growing 30 - 90cm tall. The slender stem is usually branched at the apex and sometimes also near the base[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatRoadsides, streamsides, grasslands, thickets; at elevations from 500 - 2,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].