Common name: Common Leucas • Hindi: छोटा हल्कुसा Chhota halkusa, गॊफा Gophaa • Manipuri: Mayanglambum • Marathi: Tamba • Tamil: தும்பை Thumbai • Malayalam: Tumba • Telugu: Tummachettu • Kannada: Tumbe guda • Bengali: Ghal ghase • Oriya: Bhutamari • Konkani: Tumbo • Sanskrit: द्रोणपुष्पी Dronapushpi
Botanical name: Leucas aspera Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Common Leucas is an erect and diffusely branched annual herb. Leaves are
linear or oblong, 2.5 to 7.5 cm long with blunt tips and scalloped margins.
Whorls are large, terminal and axillary, about 2.5 cm in diameter and crowded
with white bell shaped flowers. Calyx is variable, with an upper lip and
short, triangular teeth.
Medicinal uses: A popular Pot Herb believed to help develop
resistance to fight diseases.
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