• Family : LAMIACEAE
  (MINT FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Lamiaceae
• Species : Hyptis suaveolens
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.
• Common name : American Mint
• Vernacular name : Natitulasi (Kan.); Bhoostruna (San.)
• Key identification features : An aromatic undershrub. Leaves are simple, opposite, large, rough and hairy, gradually diminishing in size towards the inflorescence. Flowers are small (0.5-1 cm across), pale blue, in axillary, compact clusters at the branch apices. Fruit is a group of four nutlets, sheathed by persistent sepals.
• Habit : Undershrub
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
• Native : Central America
• Comments : Naturalized in most parts along roadsides, forest clearence, foothills of scrub and deciduous forests.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
• World Distribution : Naturalized in tropics
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Hyptis suaveolens. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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