Global InformationAnisomeles malabarica information
| Anisomeles malabarica | |
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| Anisomeles malabarica | |
Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Anisomeles |
| Species: | A. malabarica
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisomeles malabarica (L.) R.Br. ex Sims
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| Distribution of Anisomeles malabarica. Native distribution in red, introduced in green. | |
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Anisomeles malabarica, more commonly known as the Malabar catmint,[2] is a species of herbaceous shrub in the family Lamiaceae.[3][4][5] It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of India, and Sri Lanka, but can also be found in Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bismarck Archipelago, Mauritius, Andaman Islands and Réunion.[4][1][6]
Growing up to 2 m high, it has narrow green leaves 3–8 cm in length, and 1.5–3 cm wide.[5] It is pollinated by sunbirds and carpenter bees, and bears purple flowers in mid spring, though it may also bear the flowers throughout the year.[7][8][5] Originally used in Sri Lankan and Hindi folk medicine, the current main uses are medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics.[9]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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- ^ Aluri, Raju J. S. (1992). "The Mint Genus Anisomeles (Lamiaceae)". Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. 58 (6): 387–394.
- ^ a b Bean, Anthony R. (2015). "A taxonomic revision of Anisomeles R.Br. (Lamiaceae)" (PDF). Austrobaileya. 9 (3): 321–381.
- ^ a b c Ng, L.K.; Ling, S.K. (2001). Bunyapraphatsara, N.; van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H. (eds.). Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12(2): Medicinal and poisonous plants 2. Leiden, The Netherlands: Backhuys Publisher. p. 78.
- ^ Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
- ^ Aluri, Raju J.S.; Reddi, C. Subba (1995). "Ecology of Pollination in two cat-mint species". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 92: 63–66.
- ^ Reddi, Raju; Aluri, J.S.; Subba, C. (1989). "Pollination Biology of Anisomeles indica and A. malabarica (Lamiaceae)". Plant Species Biology. 4 (2): 157–167. doi:10.1111/j.1442-1984.1989.tb00057.x.
- ^ Guha Bakshi, D.N.; Sensarma, P.; Pal, D.C. (1999). A Lexicon of Medicinal Plants in India. Calcutta, India: NayaPrakash. p. 152.