Orthosiphon incurvus Benth.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Orthosiphon incurvus var. elatus Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Orthosiphon incurvus Benth.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Herbs or undershrubs with tuberous roots, up to 1 m tall; stem rarely branched, quadrangular, hairy; Leaves ovate or ovate-Ianceolate, cuneate at base, hairy on both surfaces, often purplish beneath; Flowers in verticillasters or whorls of4-6, arranged in terminal racemes, blue, pink or purple; Nutlets ovoid, compressed.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- November
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, 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: 288
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Orthosiphon incurvus. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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