About Malabar Catmint
Anisomeles malabarica, more commonly known as the Malabar catmint, is a species of herbaceous shrub in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of India, and Sri Lanka, but can also be found in Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bismarck Archipelago, Mauritius, Andaman Islands and Réunion. Growing up to 2 m high, it has narrow green leaves 3–8 cm in length, and 1.5–3 cm wide. It is pollinated by sunbirds and carpenter bees, and bears purple flowers in mid spring, though it may also bear the flowers throughout the year. Originally used in Sri Lankan and Hindi folk medicine, the current main uses are medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local 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
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Malabar Catmint belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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