Dongari Burumbi / Mountain Lucas
Leucas montana
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Goa, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- November-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucas montana
- Genus
- Leucas
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry forests in hills
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dongari Burumbi 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 Dongari Burumbi itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- Gitil arak
- Marathi
- डोंगरी बुरुंबी Dongari burumbi
About Dongari Burumbi
A member of the Lamiaceae family, Mountain Lucas (Leucas montana) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Goa, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in dry forests in hills. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Dongari Burumbi belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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