Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Basionym : Ocimum scutellarioides L.
  • Synonym(s) : Plectranthus aromaticus Roxb.; Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth.; Coleus blumei Benth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Extensively cultivated in gardens for its variegated foliage.
  • Key identification features : A perennial herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tirap
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Viet
  • World Distribution : Now widely grown in the tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 297
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Plectranthus scutellarioides. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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