Seventeen species and five varieties of Indian Leucas R. Br. are lectotypified here: Leucas angustissima Sedgw., L. ciliata Benth., L. clarkei Hook.f., L. decemdentata (Willd.) Sm. var. angustifolia (Wall. ex Benth.) V.Singh, L. eriostoma Hook.f. var. lanata Hook.f., L. helicterifolia Haines, L. hyssopifolia Benth., L. lamiifolia Desf., L. lanata Benth., L. lanceaefolia Desf., L. longifolia Benth., L. montana (B. Heyne ex Roth) Spreng., L. prostrata (Hook.f.) Gamble, L. pubescens Benth., L. rosmarinifolia Benth., L. stelligera Wall. ex Benth., L. stricta Benth., L. suffruticosa Benth., L. vestita Benth. var. angustifolia Hook.f., L. vestita Benth. var. oblongifolia Hook.f., L. vestita Benth. var. sericostoma Hook.f. and L. wightiana Wall. ex Benth.
Author Biography
Rajeev Kumar Singh, Botanical Survey of India
Botanist
Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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