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, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Puducherry, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“nepetifolia leaves are cordate with serrated edges, except the top pair which are lanceolate with serrated edges, as pictured in taxonomy box.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“It has drooping dark green, very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 10 centimetres (4 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bara Guma itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bara Guma itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
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 a low shrub in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 13 other states. It grows in deciduous forests, wastelands, river banks and roadsides. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Bara Guma belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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