• Family : LAMIACEAE
  (Mint Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : LAMIACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng.
• Vernacular name : Goyoso (Oria); Dhurpisag, Deldona, Boma (Hindi); Thumbekeera (Tamil); Pedda tummi, Tummi (Telugu)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Forest clearings
• Comments / notes : Occasional
• Flower, Fruit : August-May
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
  • Telangana : Mehboobnagar district
  • Maharashtra : Akola district
  • Odisha : Sambalpur district
  • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Himalaya
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Leucas cephalotes. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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