Goma (Marathi: गोमा)
Lamiaceae (mint family) » Leucas stelligera
LOO-kus -- from the Greek leukos (white)
stel-LIG-er-a -- meaning, bearing stars
commonly known in Marathi as: बुरुंबी burumbi, गोमा goma
... erect branched herb ... quadrangular hairy stem ... hairs erect and spreading.
... leaves opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, serrate, apex obtuse or subacute, base tapering into the petiole.
... flowers in dense axillary or terminal whorls.
References: Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar • Sahyadri Database • IndFlora
Goma (Marathi: गोमा)
Lamiaceae (mint family) » Leucas stelligera
LOO-kus -- from the Greek leukos (white)
stel-LIG-er-a -- meaning, bearing stars
commonly known in Marathi as: बुरुंबी burumbi, गोमा goma
... erect branched herb ... quadrangular hairy stem ... hairs erect and spreading.
... leaves opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, serrate, apex obtuse or subacute, base tapering into the petiole.
... flowers in dense axillary or terminal whorls.
References: Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar • Sahyadri Database • IndFlora