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Orthosiphon aristatus
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. 2: 943. 1858; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 363. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 249. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 583. 2009.
Ocimum aristatum Blume, Bijdr. 833. 1826.
Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 15. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 615. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1115(780). 1924.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Poochameesa
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Java tea
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Description:
Diffusely branched perennial herbs. Leaves simple, opposite, 3-6.5 x 1.2- 3.5 cm, rhomboid to ovate-deltoid, apex acute, base cuneate, margins serrate from about the middle upwards, glandular-punctate beneath. Recemes 8-16 cm long; verticils lax; peduncle strigulose with purplish hairs; bracts c.1 x 2 mm, broadly ovate. Calyx tube to 3 mm long, 10-nerved; upper lip to 3 mm long, broadly ovate, purplish; lower lip longer. Corolla white, tomentose without; tube 1-1.5 cm long; upper lip orbicular; lower lip as long as upper, boat-shaped. Stamens exserted; filaments to 3 cm long. Nutlets c. 2 mm long, ovoid-oblong.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Kariamchola, Bharanikkavu
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