Leucas martinicensis
Whitewort
Also known as: Clinopodium martinicense Jacq. +11 more
- Clinopodium martinicense Jacq.
- Leonotis caribea (Jacq.) Raf.
- Leonotis martinicensis (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- Leucas elliotii Baker
- Leucas martinicensis var. schimperi Fiori
- Leucas ringoetii De Wild.
- Leucas ringoetii DeWild.
- Phlomis caribaea Jacq.
- Phlomis martinicensis (Jacq.) Sw.
- Phlomis mollis Schumach. & Thonn.
- Psychotria corymbosa Sieber
- Stachys fluminensis Vell.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
Find Reference Images
Google-powered external web search for Leucas martinicensis
Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Leucas martinicensis (commonly known as Whitewort) is an annual belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, Comoros, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Queensland, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.