Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Leucas lavandulifolia
Guma / Lavender-Leaved Leucas गुमा
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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 | गुमा · हलकुसा | Guma, Halkusa |
| Nepali | गुम्मी | Gummi |
| Bengali | দন্ডকলস · মধুফুল · শ্বেতদ্রোণ | Dandakalas, Madhuphul, Shbetadrona |
| Tamil | தும்பை | Tumbai |
| Telugu | పూలతుమ్మి | Pulatummi |
| Kannada | ದೆವ್ವ ತುಂಬೆ · ಗಂಟುತುಂಬೆ · ಹಸಿರು ತುಂಬೆ | Devva Tumbe, Gantutumbe, Hasiru Tumbe |
| Malayalam | രുദ്രപുഷ്പം · തുമ്പ | Rudrapushpam, Tumba, Rudraspushpam |
| Marathi | कुवा | Kuva |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- गुमा Guma, हलकुसा Halkusa
- Nepali
- गुम्मी Gummi
- Bengali
- দন্ডকলস Dandakalas, মধুফুল Madhuphul, শ্বেতদ্রোণ Shbetadrona
- Tamil
- தும்பை Tumbai
- Telugu
- పూలతుమ్మి Pulatummi
- Kannada
- ದೆವ್ವ ತುಂಬೆ Devva Tumbe, ಗಂಟುತುಂಬೆ Gantutumbe, ಹಸಿರು ತುಂಬೆ Hasiru Tumbe
- Malayalam
- രുദ്രപുഷ്പം Rudrapushpam, തുമ്പ Tumba, Rudraspushpam
- Marathi
- कुवा Kuva
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Rocky areas in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Assam →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Guma
Identify 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 herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Guma.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucas lavandulifolia
- Genus
- Leucas
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Rocky areas in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, East Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Manipur, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Sagittate (arrowhead-shaped)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Guma 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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Guma itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Guma
Lavender-leaved leucas (Leucas lavandulifolia) belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra and 9 other states. It grows in rocky areas in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Guma belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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