Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Anisomeles malabarica
Gopoli / Malabar Catmint गोजिभा
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-December
Gopoli 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 | Gopoli, Codhara |
| Tamil | பெருந்தும்பை | Peyimarutti |
| Telugu | Not recorded | Moga-biran, Mogabheri |
| Kannada | ಗಂಡುಕರಿತುಂಬೆ · ಗಂಡುಬೀರನಗಿಡ · ಮೊಗವೀರಚೊಟ್ಟು | Gandu kari tumbe, Gandubirana gida, Mogaveerachettu |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | Perumtumpa, Karintumpa |
| Marathi | गोजिभा | Gojibha |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- Gopoli, Codhara
- Tamil
- Peyimarutti, பெருந்தும்பை
- Telugu
- Moga-biran, Mogabheri
- Kannada
- ಗಂಡುಕರಿತುಂಬೆ Gandu kari tumbe, ಗಂಡುಬೀರನಗಿಡ Gandubirana gida, ಮೊಗವೀರಚೊಟ್ಟು Mogaveerachettu
- Malayalam
- Perumtumpa, Karintumpa
- Marathi
- गोजिभा Gojibha, Gojibha
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: India, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Gopoli
Identify Gopoli 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: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gopoli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Anisomeles malabarica
- Genus
- Anisomeles
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Australia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gopoli 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 Gopoli itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Gopoli
Malabar Catmint (Anisomeles malabarica) belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine, planted as an ornamental and distilled for an aromatic oil. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
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