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[[File:Leucas lavandulifolia Sm. (8581391127).jpg|thumb|right]]
'''Leucas lavandulifolia''' is an erect, annual plant with much-branched stems 30 - 80cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes cultivated in home gardens for use in local medicine and as a pot herb.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Dermatosis}}, {{Uses|Roundworms}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}, {{Uses|Vertigo}}, {{Uses|Chronic skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Roundworm}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Leaved leucas|gu=|hi=Halkusa|kn=ದೆವ್ವ ತುಂಬೆ Devva tumbe, ಗಂಟುತುಂಬೆ Gantutumbe|ks=|ml=Rudraspushpam, Tumba|mr=Kuva|pa=|ta=Tumbai|te=Pulatumni|gu=Zina panno kubo}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant is becoming a serious weed in sugarcane fields in Malesia.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Open waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|Other plantations}}, {{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassland}}, {{Commonly seen|Fallow land}}, {{Commonly seen|Paddy dams}}, {{Commonly seen|Arable land}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="MorphologyCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/l/leucas-lavandulifolia Common names]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Leucas+lavandulifolia Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lavender-Leaved%20Leucas.html Leucas lavandulaefolia on flowersofindia.net]* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/251134 Leucas lavandulaefolia on indiabiodiversity.org]* [ ]
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