Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Anisomeles > A. indica

Description: Erect, aromatic woody herbs, 1-1.5 m high, stem 4-angled, grooved on opposite sides, densely pubescent. Leaves broadly ovate to obovate, base turncate, margin coarsely serrate-crenate, apex acute, tomentose on both sides; petiole to 3 cm long. Flowers in axillary sessile clusters or in terminal interrupted spikes. Calyx campanulate; tube 4-5 mm long; lobes 5. c. 2 mm long, ovate, ciliate on margin. Corolla pale pink bi-lipped. Stamens 4, didynamous, exserted; filaments hairy; anthers of upper pair 2-celled, of lower 1-celled. Ovary 4-partite; style slender; stigma 2-fid; disc subentire. Nutlets 4, lenticular, reddish-brown.

Flowering and Fruiting: January-April

Uses: Folk medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine. Human food: beverage base

Cultivation: wild.

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org