Craniotome furcata (Link) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 516 1891. (Syn: Ajuga furcata Link; Anisomeles furcata (Link) Loudon; Anisomeles furcata (Link) Sweet; Anisomeles nepalensis Spreng.; Craniotome versicolor Rchb.; Nepeta versicolor Trevir.);
Perennial herb up to 1 m tall, branched in upper part; leaves opposite, broadly ovate, 6-10 cm long, crenate-serrate, acuminate, base rounded to cordate; Verticillasters lateral as well as terminal, on short peduncles; flowers creamish when opening, turning pink and finally purple; pedicel up to 15 mm long; calyx hardly 1.5 mm in flower, glandular hairy, elongating to 2.5 mm in fruit; corollaup to 4 mm long, upper lip hardly visible flat-truncate, lower 3-lobed, midlobe largest; nutlets pale brown about 0.8 mm long.
Yes another of mine and … pending identification.
This is Craniotome versicolor.
Thanks … for solving this long standing ID
15102011GS1 herb for ID from Mussoorie Chakrata Road: Photographed along Mussoorie Chakrata road, on September 16, 2011 A tall herb up to 1 m tall or so with opposite ovate to elliptic up to 8 cm leaves on short petioles; flowers small about 7-10 mm across, mix of white and purple flowers on flat-topped clusters generally on axillary peduncles.
Request for ID please.
Here are mine pics Sir from same place
Identified by … as Craniotome versicolor as per thread
Yes … Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae Fortnight: Lamiaceae-Craniotome furcata from Mussoorie Chakrata Road-GSMAY29/32 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Craniotome furcata (Link) O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 516. 1891.
syn: Craniotome versicolor Reichenb.
Perennial herb up to 1 m tall, branched in upper part; leaves opposite, broadly ovate, 6-10 cm long, crenate-serrate, acuminate, base rounded to cordate; Verticillasters lateral as well as terminal, on short peduncles; flowers creamish when opening, turning pink and finally purple; pedicel up to 15 mm long; calyx hardly 1.5 mm in flower, glandular hairy, elongating to 2.5 mm in fruit; corollaup to 4 mm long, upper lip hardly visible flat-truncate, lower 3-lobed, midlobe largest; nutlets pale brown about 0.8 mm long.
Photographed from Mussoorie Chakrata Road
craniotome? i wonder who named it and and why?
was it a personal joke for the naming aurhority was he a neurosurgeon by any means?
DIMAG KHOLNE WALA !!!! CRANIOTOME…… may be this plant enlightened the author so much that he named it like that, but surely thats a funny name for this plant. Thanks for pointing … ha ha wonder if he smoked it? and had visions!!! like timothy leary and his gang.
can you quickly (not spending too much time) track its origin may be
Kalatope id al070811: Is this too from the mint family…?? Location Kalatope, Chamba
Altitude 2100 mts Habit herb Habitat wild Plant height 24-30 inches Phlomis sp. Lamiaceae.
Looks similar to plant uploaded by me and … from Chakrata for ID
To me it does appear as Phlomis, but unable to fix.
Identified by … as Craniotome versicolor as per thread
Date: 15 Oct, 2011 Location: Palanchok, Kavre District, Nepal
Altitude : 5000 ft.
Request proper ID.
This is Craniotome furcata, previously known in the name C. versicolor Rechb. (Synonym).
Multicoloured Catmint : 2 posts by 2 authors. 3 images. There are several wild plants of the mint family here in Dharamshala. One of the colourful ones which is out now is the Multi-coloured Catmint. As always please correct me if I am wrong.
Multicolured Catmint (Craniotome furcata)
Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
About 1700m
17 September 2014.
I hope you are again right in identifying …
Lamiaceae herb forID?? En-route Rolla and Sainj Ropa at GHNP – PKA16 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7). Requesting ID for this Lamiaceae Herb. This was spotted at many places at lower altitude, approx 1700M.
Location: En-route Rolla, Niharni, Sainj Ropa etc..at GHNP. This is a Craniotome sp. Only species in efi so far: Craniotome furcata It should be Craniotome furcata (Lamiaceae). It is the only species mentioned in Flora of GHNP, Flora of Himachal Pradesh. In fact it is the only species in this genus worldwide. It is Craniotome furcata
ANMAR04/04 Please identify this Lamiaceae plant : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Family: Lamiaceae
Date: November 2014 Place: Mussoorie , Uttarakhand Habit: Herb Craniotome versicolor .. Nice Pics. I too had seen this Lamiaceae plant at GHNP.. Lamiaceae (Incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Craniotome furcata from Chakrata- NS May 06/06 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) This is a beautiful Himalayan species of labiates.. shots being shared were recorded from Chakrata..
Craniotome furcata…
beautiful plant and beautiful photography
I have asked this before … why the name craniotome? please tell me i am dying of curiosity
Lamiaceae (Incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Craniotome furcata from Gori Valley- NS May 51/51 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) This is from Gori Valley area….Craniotome furcata..
I am unable to answer …
ha ha … disclaimer in the top already 🙂
don’t worry i have asked this twice already here in this forum nobody seems to know, yet sometime soon, I’ll write to my friends at NYBG or MOBOT may be they ‘ll know Well i did not have to go too far…
googling for why …. got this … Alluding to the shape of the corolla in a book called Origins of Plant Names By Dinkarrao Amrutrao Patil, D.A. Patil, D.A. [VNV] Patil Yes my mentor Prof G.S.Rawat gave the same explaination to me. I am quoting Flora Simlensis- “From the Greek cranion, the skull, and tome, a section; referring to the almost truncate limb of the corolla” Thanks … and pleas thank your mentor …
now I want to know who named it and why was it separated out of Ajuga and … if you run into this again please take real close ups of the flower from all sides…. whenever you see them!! Alright …, I will do this in my next encounter with this..!! These catmints are beginning to be in flower now and I took some photos to share. Please validate.
Craniotome furcata—Multi-coloured Catmint
Near Mcleodganj, HP 1800m 07-08 September 2016
Wonderful presentation, …
Craniotome furcata (Link) Kuntze (accepted name) ?? : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8) Location: Champadevi, Nepal
Altitude: 5000 ft.
Date: 12 November 2016
I think matches with images at Craniotome furcata ABSEP2016/25
Nepali Names : बाटुले सिलाम Baatule Silaam/ मिर्गे झार Mirge Jhaar / बोसे झार Bose Jhaar / चंद्रवाला Chandravaalaa / उमेन Umen Craniotome furcata (Link) Kuntze : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Location: Suryavinayak, Bhktapur, Nepal
Date: 7 October 2017
Elevation : 4800 ft. Nepali Names : बाटुले सिलाम Baatule Silaam/ मिर्गे झार Mirge Jhaar / बोसे झार Bose Jhaar / चंद्रवाला Chandravaalaa / उमेन Umen
Craniotome furcata (Link) Kuntze : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (9)- around 550 kb each.
Location: Nagarkot, Nepal
Date: 27 October 2018
Elevation: 6000 ft.
Habit : Wild Please ignore image no.1. References:
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