Leucas zeylanica (L.) R. Br.
Common Name : Ceylon slitwort
Family : Lamiaceae
HABIT |
AN ERECT, PUBESCENT OR HISPIDLY HAIRY ANNUAL HERB UP TO 50 CM
TALL. |
STEMS |
GROOVED WITH QUADRANGULAR
BRANCHES. |
LEAVES |
OPPOSITE, 2.5-7.5 CM LONG AND 0.8-1.3 CM WIDE; LINEAR OR
LINEAR-LANCEOLATE, APEX OBTUSE, MARGINS ENTIRE OR SLIGHTLY SERRATE, OFTEN
SLIGHLY RECURVED, HISPID ON BOTH SIDES, BASE TAPERING. |
FLOWERS |
WHITE, SESSILE OR NEARLY SO,
BORN IN TEMINAL WHORLS, 1.3-2 CM IN DIAMETER |
FRUITS |
NUTELETS SMALL,
OBOVOID-OBLONG, DARK BROWN OR BLACK, SHINING. |