Gomphostemma lucidum Wall. ex Benth.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Prasium javanicum Blume; Gomphostemma arbusculum C.Y.Wu; Gomphostemma cinereum Elmer; Gomphostemma intermedium Craib; Gomphostemma javanicum var. brevidens Murata; Gomphostemma javanicum var. helferi (Hook.f.) Murata; Gomphostemma javanicum subsp. lucidum (Wall. ex Benth.) Murata; Gomphostemma javanicum f. phlomoides (Reinw. ex Blume) Murata; Gomphostemma javanicum var. rugosum (Prain) Murata; Gomphostemma latifolium C.Y.Wu; Gomphostemma lucidum Wall. ex Benth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gomphostemma javanicum (Blume) Benth.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Key identification features : Undershrubs, up to 3 m high; younger parts ferrugineously tomentose; Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, serrate, hispidly hairy when young, older pubescent; Flowers verticillate, in dense axillary clusters, yellow, densely villous without; Nutlets ellipsoid, white, glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- October
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
  • Native : Andaman Isands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Isands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 282-283
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gomphostemma lucidum. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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