Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Anisomeles indica
Kala Bhangra / Indian Catmint काला भंग्रा
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- October-April
Kala Bhangra 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 | काला भंग्रा | Kala bhangra, Gobara |
| Nepali | रातो चारपाते | Not recorded |
| Bengali | গোলাপি গোবুরা | gobura, gopali, apang |
| Telugu | Not recorded | adabeera |
| Kannada | ಮಂಗಮಾರಿ · ಹುಚ್ಚುಮುಟ್ಟೆ · ಹೆಣ್ಣುಕರಿತುಂಬೆ | Mangamaari, Hucchumutte, Hennu kari tumbe |
| Malayalam | ചെടയൻ · ക്യാറ്റ്മിന്റ് | Chedayan |
| Marathi | गोपाली | Gopali |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- काला भंग्रा Kala bhangra, Gobara
- Nepali
- रातो चारपाते
- Bengali
- gobura, gopali, apang, গোলাপি গোবুরা
- Telugu
- adabeera
- Kannada
- ಮಂಗಮಾರಿ Mangamaari, ಹುಚ್ಚುಮುಟ್ಟೆ Hucchumutte, ಹೆಣ್ಣುಕರಿತುಂಬೆ Hennu kari tumbe
- Malayalam
- Chedayan, ചെടയൻ, ക്യാറ്റ്മിന്റ്
- Marathi
- गोपाली Gopali
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, Laccadive Is., Nicobar Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia.
- Recorded habitat
- Mixed deciduous forests and wastelands
- Explore nearby plants
- West Bengal →Uttarakhand →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Kala Bhangra
Identify Kala Bhangra by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub 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: October-April.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kala Bhangra.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Anisomeles indica
- Genus
- Anisomeles
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Mixed deciduous forests and wastelands
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia and China
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Gujarat, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kala Bhangra 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 Kala Bhangra itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Kala Bhangra
Indian Catmint (Anisomeles indica) belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and 23 other states. It grows in mixed deciduous forests and wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Kala Bhangra belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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