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hi friends iam having a doubt on one plant botanical
name.actually problem was i know its telugu common name
as"THUMMI".i dont know its BOTANICAL NAME and its english
common name.so please send me the answer.one clue is this is
the one of favorite to lord shiva.
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Answer / vijayasankar
Thummi is a Telugu name for the plant Leucas aspera. It is
called as Shiva Tumbe in Kannada, Thumbai in Tamil and
Dhronapushpi in Sanskrit. It is a small erect herb with
white flowers and long narrow leaves. Source: FRLHT
database (Bangalore).
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Answer / gunjan shukla
leucas aspera is its botanical name,common name is common
leucas belong to family lamiaceae,its hindi name is chhota
halkusa,it is a herb used in food for fragrance.
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Answer / anji
HAI FRIEND BOTANICAL NAME IS Leucas aspera
Tella Tummi (Telugu: తెల్ల తుమ్మి)
Lamiaceae (mint family) » Leucas aspera
LOO-kus -- from the Greek leukos (white)
AS-per-uh -- meaning, rough
commonly known as: common leucas • Hindi: chhota-halkusa,
गोफा gopha, गुमी gumi, गुम्मा gumma • Kannada: thumbe •
Malayalam: tumba, tumpa • Marathi: तांब tamba, तुंबी tumbi •
Oriya: bhutamari • Sanskrit: द्रोणपुष्पि dronpushpi • Tamil:
kadar kumbam, sudarpoo tonri, தூலை tulai, தும்பை
tumpai • Telugu: తెల్ల తుమ్మి tella tummi
References: Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaaac Kehimkar •
BPI (DA), Govt. of Phillipines
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Answer / michae decamp
Don't know, but Chironomus riparius is an aquatic invertebrate found in the US midwest.
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Answer / swapna
sorry santhosh this is not the plant 'thummi'.its not big
tree just small plant like 'tribulus terrustris'.but thanks
for ur answer.
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Answer / santhosh
I have no idea on what Thummi denote. However if your plant
is trifoliate and is favorite of Lord shiva then its bael
(Aegle marmelos). see www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bael
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Answer / arun prakash
the biological name of thummi plant is Chironomus
riparius .this name was selected by Meigen in (1804).
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