Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MS110 : Anisomeles heyneana Benth.

Plant Category : Shrubs

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : -

Synonym : -

Plant Common Name : Western Hill Catmint • Hindi: Chandhara • Marathi: Gopali

Plant Family : Lamiaceae / Labiatae

Description : Shrubs uo to 1.5 m tall. Unilateral dense cymes. Flowers greenish white with pink tinge on lower lip, calyx glabrous, filaments bearded. a tall, erect herb, growing to 1-1.5 m high. Slender stems and branches are quadrangular. Oppositely arranged ovate lance-like leaves are 5-12 cm long. Flowers occur in cymes which are 10-30 cm long. Small 2 cm flowers are white, tinged with pink, and 2-lipped. Upper lip is 5 mm. The lower lip is 3-lobed. The flowers resemble cow's earlobes, which gives it its Marathi name. Flowering: October-November.

Plant Location in Melghat : Koktu

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Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395 - https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228724 - http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Western%20Hill%20Catmint.html

Reference : ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass :
Order : Lamiales
Family : Lamiaceae / Labiatae - Mint family
Genus : Anisomeles
Species : Anisomeles heyneana Bth.

Anisomeles heyneana Bth.
Anisomeles heyneana Bth.
Anisomeles heyneana Bth.