Radha ji, My sightings of *Leucas lavandulifolia* need validation. I think them to be *Leucas lavandulifolia *based on description in Monograph on Indian Leucas R.Br. (Dronapushpi) by V. Singh But I could be wrong; my sightings could be *Leucas aspera*. Both *L. lavandulifolia and **L. aspera* are confusing me.
Your plant is not *Leucas cephalotes* ... the leaves here are linear. About *Leucas indica*: *Leucas lavandulifolia* Sm. (syn. *Leucas indica* (L.) Vatke [Illegitimate]) *Leucas zeylanica* var. *zeylanica* (syn. *Leucas indica* (L.) R.Br. ex Sm.) ** Synonyms referred from The Plants List * *About *dronapushpi *- this is a generic name for most of the species of * Leucas. *Regards. Dinesh* * On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 9:41 PM, ayush <[email protected]> wrote: > Request: Leucas Species for ID > > Sir / Madam > > In Telugu this plant is called Tummi (తుమ్మి) Ayurveda: Drona Pushpi. > Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India mentioned it as: Leucas cephalotes, Sri > Dinesh ji in Flickr wrote as Leucas lavandulifolia some others as leucas > indica. > Whether all these are synonyms for one plant or are they different > species. > > Regards > Radha krishna Reddy >
