About lion's ear
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.
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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
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
lion's ear belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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