Botanical Family · Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
85 speciesOrder Lamiales8+ well-known plants
The mint or sage family, universally recognised by its square stems and opposite aromatic leaves. A large family of herbs and shrubs with zygomorphic flowers, producing essential oils used in cooking, medicine, and perfumery. Includes mint, basil, lavender, rosemary, and teak.
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How to recognise the Lamiaceae family
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Square (4-angled) stems
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Opposite aromatic leaves with essential oils
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2-lipped (bilabiate) flowers
Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
All 85 species in LAMIACEAE
- Thick Leaved LavenderAnisochilus carnosus
- Western Hill Cat-MintAnisomeles heyneana
- Indian CatmintAnisomeles indica
- Malabar CatmintAnisomeles malabarica
- Indian Squirrel TailColebrookea oppositifolia
- Indian BorageColeus amboinicus
- Succulent Swedish IvyColeus prostratus
- ColeusColeus scutellarioides
- Sticky KeepsafeEndostemon viscosus
- Jambhli ManjiriEusteralis deccanensis
- Heyne's GomphostemmaGomphostemma heyneanum
- False IronwortHyptis capitata
- American MintHyptis suaveolens
- Blue IsodonIsodon coetsa
- Crested Flower IsodonIsodon lophanthoides var. lophanthoides
- Feather-Leaved LavenderLavandula bipinnata
- Lion's EarLeonotis nepetifolia
- Common Leucas, ThumbeLeucas aspera
- Twinflower ThumbaLeucas biflora
- Tufted LeucasLeucas ciliata
- Rough-Leaf LeucasLeucas decemdentata
- Hairy LeucasLeucas hirta
- Woolly LeucasLeucas lanata
- Lanceleaf LeucasLeucas lanceifolia
- Lavender-Leaved LeucasLeucas lavandulifolia
- Longleaf ThumbaLeucas longifolia
- Horehound LeucasLeucas marrubioides
- WhitewortLeucas martinicensis
- Mountain LucasLeucas montana
- Drooping LeucasLeucas nutans
- Starry LeucasLeucas stelligera
- Erect LeucasLeucas stricta
- Ceylon LeucasLeucas zeylanica var. zeylanica
- Lemon BalmMelissa officinalis
- SpearmintMentha spicata
- Wide SpikenardMesosphaerum suaveolens
- Lemon Basil, Hoary BasilOcimum americanum
- Sweet Basil, Common BasilOcimum basilicum var. basilicum
- Sweet Basil, Common BasilOcimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum
- Wild Basil, Shrubby Basil, Lemon Basil, Tea BushOcimum gratissimum
- Holy Basil, Sacred Basil, BasilOcimum sanctum
- Holy BasilOcimum tenuiflorum
- Sweet MarjoramOriganum majorana
- Cat's WhiskersOrthosiphon aristatus
- Pale PiccadillOrthosiphon pallidus
- Red Java TeaOrthosiphon rubicundus var. rubicundus
- ChilantippatamOrthosiphon thymiflorus
- Indian ColeusPlectranthus barbatus
- Malabar HullwortPlectranthus malabaricus
- Soft-Stem MintleafPlectranthus mollis
- ColeusPlectranthus scutellarioides
- Bengal PogostemonPogostemon benghalensis
- PatchouliPogostemon heyneanus
- Panicled PogostemonPogostemon paniculatus
- White Shrub-MintPogostemon purpurascens
- Four-Leaf Shrub-MintPogostemon quadrifolius
- Hairy Shrub-MintPogostemon wightii
- Red SageSalvia coccinea
- Mealy Blue SageSalvia farinacea
- Mexican Bush SageSalvia leucantha
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
- Scarlet SageSalvia splendens
- Bicolor SkullcapScutellaria discolor
- Violet SkullcapScutellaria violacea
- Deccan SkullcapScutellaria wightiana
- Woolly GermanderTeucrium tomentosum
- Anisochilus argenteus
- Anisochilus dysophylloides
- Anisochilus henryi
- Anisochilus robustus
- Anisochilus scaber
- Anisochilus verticillatus
- Dysophylla tomentosa
- Gomphostemma eriocarpum
- Gomphostemma keralensis
- Isodon coetsa
- Leucas eriostoma var. eriostoma
- Leucas indica var. decipiens
- Leucas urticifolia
- Orthosiphon comosus
- Orthosiphon rubicundus var. hohenackeri
- Plectranthus bishopianus
- Plectranthus wightii
- Pogostemon mollis
- Pogostemon myosuroides
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