Family: Lamiaceae
Synonym: Phlomis aspera Willd., Leucas dimidiata (Roth) Spreng.
Vernacular name: Chiruthumba,Thumba,Tumba
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Common wayside weed, locally abundant in fallow fields, wastelands etc.
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Flowering and Fruiting: Throughout the year
Key identification features: Erect hirsute herbs with leaves that are linear-lanceolate in shape. The plant produces terminal and axillary verticils. The corolla is white, with a tube. The plant has 4 stamens and stigma un equally bi-lobed.
Uses: Leaves and flower buds are consumed as vegetable This leafy vegetable is rich in Calcium, magnesium potassium, iron and vitamins such as vitamin C, D and E
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