''Leucas longifolia'', the long-leaf leucas, is a species of plant in the genus ''
Leucas
''Leucas'' is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described by Robert Brown (Scottish botanist from Montrose), Robert Brown in 1810. It contains over 200 species, widespread over much of Africa, and southern and eastern Asia (Iran, ...
''. It is an erect herb, a foot tall, with the stem leafless below. Leaves are narrowly linear, blunt or somewhat pointed at tip. It is found in Peninsular India.
[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Long-Leaf%20Laucas.html ]
In
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
it is locally known as ''doron'' or ''drona''
Gallery
Image:Leucas longifolia (Dudhani) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9507.jpg, ''Leucas longifolia'' in Hyderabad, India.
Image:Leucas longifolia (Dudhani) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9506.jpg, ''Leucas longifolia'' in Hyderabad, India.
Image:Leucas longifolia (Dudhani) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9504.jpg, ''Leucas longifolia'' in Hyderabad, India.
File:(Leucas longifolia) flowers at Bhadrachalam 01.JPG, ''Leucas longifolia'' at Bhadrachalam
References
Leucas longifolia
Leucas, longifolia
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