Herbarium JCB

Plectranthus barbatus Andrews

Family : LAMIACEAE
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : LAMIACEAE
Synonym(s) : Coleus barbatus (Andrews) Benth. ex G.Don; Coleus forskohlii auct. non (Willd.) Briq. 1897.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Plectranthus barbatus Andrews
Vernacular name : Makanthi, Panikoorka (Malayalam)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grasslands and dry deciduous forests
Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 500m on exposed rock slopes, in shallow moist soil among rocks and gregarious in fields.
Flower, Fruit : October-February
Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy & Noel Sebastian
Collection Date : 25-11-2018
Collection Nos : KFP 2234; HJCB-1841
Collection Locality : Chinnar, Idukki district, Kerala
Distribution :
- Karnataka : Mysuru district, Uttara Kannada district, Bengaluru district, Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Chitradurga district, Dakshina Kannada district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Tumakuru district
- Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
- Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
Native : Africa, Asia
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Tropical East-Africa, Madagascar, West Asia, Himalayas
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Herbarium specimen from Chinnar, Idukki district, Kerala.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Plectranthus barbatus. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.