Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Leonotis nepetifolia
Bara Guma / Lion's Ear बड़ा गूमा
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- November-March
Bara Guma in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | बड़ा गूमा · लाल गूमा · महाद्रोण | bara guma, lal guma, mahadrona |
| Nepali | उडुसमारा | udusamaaraa |
| Bengali | ভুতভৈরব · গ্রন্থিকা · খেজুরছড়ি | bhutabhairaba, granthika, khejurachari |
| Tamil | இரணபேரி | ranaperi |
| Kannada | ದೀಪ ಶೂಲೆ · ದೆವ ತುಂಬೆ · ಗೋವಗೆಡ್ಡೆ | deepa shoole, deva tumbe, govagedde |
| Malayalam | ഗ്രന്ഥിപർണ്ണി | granthhiparnni |
| Marathi | दीपमाळ · माती सूळ | dipamaal, maati sul |
See the original recorded 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
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Africa, Indian Subcontinent.
- Recorded habitat
- Deciduous forests, wastelands, river banks and roadsides
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Bara Guma
Identify Bara Guma by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Orange tubular flowers in spiky stacked balls (lion's ear).
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: 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
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bara Guma itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
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
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Bara Guma belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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