Leonotis nepetifolia

TaxID: 483799

Basic Information

Leonotis nepetifolia

Adonis Abbot, Christmas Candlestick

Leonotis nepetifolia, (also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear), is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint), native to tropical Africa and the Indian Subcontinent. It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America, Southeast Asia, the West Indies, and the Southeastern United States. It grows to a height of 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple. It has drooping dark green, very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 10 centimetres (4 in) wide. Sunbirds and ants are attracted to the flowers. It has been found growing on roadsides, rubbish heaps or waste land. L. nepetifolia is considered an invasive plant in Australia, Florida, and Hawaii, though its tendency to grow in disturbed areas led researchers in Hawaii to conclude it's not likely to be an ecological threat.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Lamiales

Lamiaceae

Leonotis

nepetifolia

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Leonotis nepetifolia
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Leonotis nepetifolia
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Leonotis nepetifolia
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(c) Riana Fourie@BY-NC
Leonotis nepetifolia
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(c) miguel-de-escamps@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
French Polynesia Present —

Distribution (100 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Antigua and Barbuda Present —
Angola Present —
Anguilla Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Burundi Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Bahamas Present —
Bermuda Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (24 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
UHURU262-14 - trnL-F 479 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
UHURU262-14 - trnH-psbA 308 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
UHURU262-14 - rbcLa 523 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
UHURU262-14 - matK 506 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
UHURU261-14 - trnL-F 489 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
UHURU261-14 - trnH-psbA 308 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
UHURU261-14 - rbcLa 477 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
UHURU261-14 - matK 732 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
UHURU260-14 - trnL-F 496 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
UHURU260-14 - trnH-psbA 308 Kenya 2012-08-08 0.318, 36.91
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Literature