Leucas songeana
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb. Leaves narrow. Flowers small, white, borne in distant clusters. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | This appears to be a rare species in Zimbabwe, reported only from the C Division and with only 1 specimen from Zimbabwe in SRGH. |
| Derivation of specific name: | songeana: of Songea, a town and district in southern Tanzania, just east of Lake Nyassa (Malawi) and north of the border with Mozambique. |
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| Altitude range: (metres) | 1350 - 1470 m |
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| FZ divisions: | C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 4 May 2008 |
| Literature: |
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) Page 65. |
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