Karimthumba / Whitewort
Leucas martinicensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- November-March
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
- Arrangement
- Opposite
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karimthumba itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കരിമ്ഥുമ്ബ Karimthumba
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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