Leucas aspera
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Description
Annual herb, 30-60 cm, often branched.
Leaves membranaceous, linear-lanceolate, or narrowly lanceolate, 4-6 by 0.8-1 cm, acuminate, base attenuate, margin remotely crenate, tomentose on both surfaces, pilose on nerves;
Flowers subsessile, in terminal verticillasters, forming a globular head 1.5-2.5 cm Ø.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: India present; Jawa (Jawa present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Philippines (Philippines present); Thailand (Thailand present), Burma present, Central-East Java present, Continental SE. Asia present, E. New Guinea present, Kangean Is present, Luzon present, Madura I present, Mauritius present, Minahassa present, Mindanao present, Mindoro present, Morobe Distr present, N. Celebes present, Penang present, vicinity of Djakarta present
Continental SE. Asia (India, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China) to Mauritius; in Malesia: Malay Peninsula (incl. Penang), Java (vicinity of Djakarta; Central-East Java; Madura I.; Kangean Is.), Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Mindanao), N. Celebes (Minahassa), and E. New Guinea (Morobe Distr., one coll.).
Uses
In the Philippines it is said that the crushed plant is applied hot to wounds (QUISUMBING, l.c. 820). TAVERA () stated that bruised leaves are used against bites of snakes and poisonous insects.
Notes
According to BACKER (1931, l.c.) and ADELBERT L. aspera is possibly only a form of L. zeylanica, and can sometimes hardly be distinguished from it.
Citation
Koord. 1912 – In: Exk. Fl. Java. p 146
Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip. p 410
KENG 1969 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing. p 101
BACK. &BAKH. f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java. p 623
LINK 1848 – In: DC., Prod. 12. p 532
LINK 1973: Atlas. t. 527
SPRENG. 1825 – In: Syst. p 743
HENTY & PRITCHARD 1975: p. 107. – In: Bot. Bull. Lae. fig.
BACK. 1931: Onkr. Suiker. p 558
QUIS. 1951: Medic. Pl. Philip. p 828
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat. p 982
BTH. 1834: Lab. Gen. Sp. p 615
Hook.f. 1885 – In: Fl. Br. Ind. p 690
KOORD.-SCHUM. 1914 – In: Syst. p 112