As recorded for Longleaf Thumba
Leucas longifolia
Longleaf Thumba
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
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: W. India, Sri Lanka.
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- Maharashtra →Andhra Pradesh →
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How to identify Longleaf Thumba
Identify Longleaf Thumba 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: Linear.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Longleaf Thumba.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“Leaves are narrowly linear, blunt or somewhat pointed at tip.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Longleaf Thumba 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 Longleaf Thumba itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Longleaf Thumba
Longleaf Thumba (Leucas longifolia) belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Longleaf Thumba belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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