Anisochilus polystachyus Benth.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Stiptanthus polystachyus (Benth.) Briq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Coleus polystachyus (Benth.) A.J.Paton
  • Habit : Herb or undershrub
  • Key identification features : Herbs or undershrubs, up to 3 m tall, softly tomentose; Leaves subsessile, crowded at base, lanceolate; Flowers in much branched, tomentose, paniculate spikes, creamy; upper lip of calyx 5-toothed;Nutlets ellipsoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : October- April
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 277
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Anisochilus polystachyus. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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