Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Leucas martinicensis
Karimthumba / Whitewort കരിമ്ഥുമ്ബ
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- November-March
Karimthumba 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | കരിമ്ഥുമ്ബ | Karimthumba |
See the original recorded names
- Malayalam
- കരിമ്ഥുമ്ബ Karimthumba
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Old World.
- Recorded habitat
- Near moist places in deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Maharashtra →Gujarat →
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How to identify Karimthumba
Identify Karimthumba 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Widespread weedy roadside species.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Karimthumba.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucas martinicensis
- Genus
- Leucas
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Near moist places in deciduous forests
- Native to
- Paleotropics
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karimthumba 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 Karimthumba itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Karimthumba
WhiteWort (Leucas martinicensis) is a herb in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and 4 other states. It grows in near moist places in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Karimthumba belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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