Plectranthus melissoides Benth.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Rabdosia melissoides (Benth.) H.Hara; Isodon melissiformis (C.Y.Wu) H.Hara; Rabdosia melissiformis C.Y.Wu
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Isodon melissoides (Benth.) H.Hara
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Erect herbs, up to 60 cm high; tomentose or puberulous; Leaves sessile or subsessile, ovate-rounded, usually densely tomentose beneath; Flowers in lax, slender racemes, pink; Nutlets globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : October- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 290
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Plectranthus melissoides. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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