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✿Lamiaceae · Anisochilus

Anisochilus dysophylloides

Erect White Lavender

Habit
Herb
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering
December-March

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗

Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Coleus dysophylloides. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India (Shervarayan Hills).

Recorded habitat
Open deciduous forests and rocky areas in Evergreen forests
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How to identify Erect White Lavender

Identify Erect White Lavender by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a herb habit.
  • Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
  • Confirm flower colour: Pink.
  • Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
  • In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
  • Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Erect White Lavender.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Anisochilus dysophylloides
Genus
Anisochilus
Family
Lamiaceae
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Open deciduous forests and rocky areas in Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest, Rocky
Distribution
India
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
December-March
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Pubescent (softly hairy) leaf surface
Leaf surface
Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Opposite arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Erect White Lavender itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Pinkrecorded
Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem) flower arrangement
Flower arrangement
Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded

Typical of the family

Cyme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Nutlets

Characters marked “recorded” are for Erect White Lavender itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Erect White Lavender

Erect White Lavender (Anisochilus dysophylloides) belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in open deciduous forests and rocky areas in Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.

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Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Erect White Lavender belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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