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False Ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Kerala
Flowering: September-January

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Hyptis capitata
Genus: Hyptis
Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Degraded forests and wastelands
Habitat type: Forest, Wasteland
Native to: Tropical America
Distribution: Naturalized in India and Malesia
Found in India: Kerala
Flowering & fruiting: September-January
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Bilateral
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Nutlets

Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Malayalam: മിഠായിച്ചെടി

About False Ironwort

False Ironwort (Hyptis capitata) is a shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Mint/Sage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, verticillaster (whorled cymes) flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is typically found in degraded forests and wastelands. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Naturalized in India and Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-January.

Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

False Ironwort belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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