Bis-Khapra / Woolly Leucas
Leucas lanata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucas lanata
- Genus
- Leucas
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry places in low altitudes and scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Thailand, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bis-Khapra itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- 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 Bis-Khapra itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिसखपरा bis-khapra, धुरलू घास dhurlu ghaas, गुमा guma
- Bengali
- দ্রোণ dron
- Kannada
- ದ್ರೋಣಪುಷ್ಪಿ dronapushpi
- Malayalam
- പെരുന്തുമ്പ peruntumpa
About Bis-Khapra
Woolly Leucas (Leucas lanata) is a herb in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and 4 other states. It grows in dry places in low altitudes and scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from April to January.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Bis-Khapra belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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