✿Lamiaceae · Anisomeles
Chandhara / Western Hill Cat-Mint
Anisomeles heyneana
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa
- Flowering
- September-December
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chandhara itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chandhara itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chandhara
- Marathi
- गोपाळी
About Chandhara
Western Hill Cat-mint (Anisomeles heyneana) is a herb in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Goa. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Botanical family
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Chandhara belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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