Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 943 1858. (Syn: Ocimum aristatum Blume; Clerodendranthus spicatus (Thunb.) C.Y.Wu; Clerodendranthus stamineus (Benth.) Kudô; Clerodendrum spicatum Thunb.; Ocimum grandiflorum Blume [Illegitimate]; Orthosiphon grandiflorus Bold. [Illegitimate]; Orthosiphon spicatus (Thunb.) Backer, Bakh.f. & Steenis [Illegitimate]; Orthosiphon spiralis (Lour.) Merr.; Orthosiphon stamineus Benth.; Orthosiphon tagawae Murata; Orthosiphon velteri Doan [Invalid]; Trichostema spirale Lour.); Common name: Cat’s Whiskers, Java Tea, Kidney Tea Plant • Manipuri: ৱাৰক লৈখাম Warak Leikham • Mizo: Zunthlum-kung Diffusely branched perennial herbs. Leaves 3-6.5 x 1.2- 3.5 cm, rhomboid to ovate-deltoid, base cuneate, margins serrate from about the middle upwards, apex acute, 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. Flowering and fruiting: September-December Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains Indo-Malesia
Plant for ID ?Clerodendron17/12/09 SMP2 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Clerodendron? Seen on way back from Munnar to Kochi. Dec 2009 Small herb 3 feet. Orthosiphon grandiflorus commonly known in Malayalam as Poochameesa Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Lamiaceae :: Orthosiphon stamineus .:: SMPMAY48/48 : 1 post by 1 author. 2 images. Orthosiphon stamineus Munnar to Kochi road uttarakhand uid1 19102011: Sending photos of Orthosiphon sp. pls help in validation Date/Time-september 2011 Location-Place, Altitude, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (probably introduced) Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Plant Habit-Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb Height/Length- About 1 mt tall Leaves Type/Shape/ Size- Flowers Size/Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- Fruits Type/Shape/ Size Seeds- As in photograph Orthosiphon aristatus (Family : Lamiaceae). Cat’s whiskers. Photographed on 22 Aug 2011 from near Trivandrum. Garden shrub. Leaves opposite, with toothed margins. Stem and petiole violetish. Stem quandrangular. Racemose inflorescence. Long stamens. Will go for the same
for id request 121112 BRS: Mixed thread: 2 images. Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request. Date: 08.11.12 Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq. Fwd: Identification : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. A friend requests identification of this flower from Indonesia, at least genus level please, if possible? ARJUL43 Lamiaceae for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Bangalore July 2014 Orthosiphon aristatus. There seems to be some confusion in your first picture as it does not appear to be of Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq. as per images herein. It is being shown against Orthosiphon thymiflorus in Flowersofindia. but this also does not match with images at Orthosiphon thymiflorus (Roth) Sleesen Lamiaceae (inc. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Lamiaceae- Orthosiphon stamineus from, Coimbatore -BRSMAY01/21: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Sharing the images of Orthosiphon stamineus from Coimbatore. Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq. : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) – around 500 kb each. Location: Hong Kong Park Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated Syn : Clerodendranthus spicatus (Thunb.) C.Y.Wu Orthosiphon aristatus : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Orthosiphon aristatus Just outside the gates of Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Thattekkad, near Kothamangalam, Kerala First week of October 2018 Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq. : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 5 Mb. Location : Sentosa , Singapore Date : 18 October 2012 Altitude 131 m. Habit : Cultivated Attachments (1)- 6 Mb. 02112019EPT16 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)- around 400 kb each. A herbal plant with beautiful white flowers, about 3 feet height, at my roof garden grown in a pot. Orthosiphon aristatus ? Location : Chennai outskirts Date : 02.11.19 Elevation : 23 mts. Looks matching ! cat’s whiskers Orthosiphon aristatus I saw it in Hawaaii bot garden a few years ago. Java tea, supposedly a good tea this link has this following write up: I quote: “Food (Herb and Spice) Medicinal (It is mainly taken to stimulate urination. According to Indonesian and Malaysian folk medicine, bladder or kidney pain, gout, rheumatism and arteriosclerosis can be treated by drinking a decoction of leaves boiled in water. In Vietnamese folk medicine, a plant infusion is used to treat influenza, hepatits, rheumatism, jaundice and fever, as well as stimulating urination. In India, this plant is used to treat diabetes in combination with the herb Andrographis paniculata.)” MY question: is it planted or growing on its own? what kind of grounds?
References: The Plant List 1 The Plant List 2 GRIN Flora of China (Clerodendranthus spicatus (Thunberg) C. Y. Wu ex H. W. Li) springer reference Flowers of India Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons India Biodiversity Portal |
Orthosiphon aristatus
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