Elsholtzia pilosa (Benth.) Benth.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aphanochilus pilosus Benth.; Dysophylla mairei H.Lév.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elsholtzia pilosa (Benth.) Benth.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forest margins, hilly grasslands, riverbanks, marshy meadow margins, pine forests; 1100 - 3200 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Herbs or undershrubs, 30-70 cm tall; branches subquadrangular, coarsely hairy; Leaves ovate, coarsely crenate; Flowers in short, stout, dense flowerd, hispid spikes, pink or purplish violet, lobes hairy; calyx densely hispid.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 198
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 281
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elsholtzia pilosa. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

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