Bara Guma / Lion's Ear
Leonotis nepetifolia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- November-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leonotis nepetifolia
- Genus
- Leonotis
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, wastelands, river banks and roadsides
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Naturalized in tropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बड़ा गूमा bara guma, लाल गूमा lal guma, महाद्रोण mahadrona
- Nepali
- उडुसमारा udusamaaraa
- Bengali
- ভুতভৈরব bhutabhairaba, গ্রন্থিকা granthika, খেজুরছড়ি khejurachari
- Tamil
- இரணபேரி ranaperi
- Kannada
- ದೀಪ ಶೂಲೆ deepa shoole, ದೆವ ತುಂಬೆ deva tumbe, ಗೋವಗೆಡ್ಡೆ govagedde
- Malayalam
- ഗ്രന്ഥിപർണ്ണി granthhiparnni, ഗ്രന്ഥിപർണ്ണി
- Marathi
- दीपमाळ dipamaal, माती सूळ maati sul, दीपमाळ
About Bara Guma
Lion's Ear (Leonotis nepetifolia) is an undershrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Mint/Sage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, verticillaster (whorled cymes) flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is typically found in deciduous forests, wastelands, river banks and roadsides. Native to Tropical Africa, it is distributed across Naturalized in tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-March. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Bara Guma belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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