Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Anisomeles heyneana
Chandhara / Western Hill Cat-Mint गोपाळी
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Goa
- Flowering
- September-December
Chandhara in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | Not recorded | Chandhara |
| Marathi | गोपाळी | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- Chandhara
- Marathi
- गोपाळी
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & NE. India to Bangladesh.
- Recorded habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Goa →
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How to identify Chandhara
Identify Chandhara 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Found mainly in hill forests.
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Goa.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chandhara itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
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.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Chandhara belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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