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.

Answer Posted / 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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