✿Lamiaceae · Hyptis
False Ironwort
Hyptis capitata
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- September-January
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for False Ironwort itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- Head (dense tight cluster)recorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for False Ironwort itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മിഠായിച്ചെടി
About False Ironwort
False ironwort (Hyptis capitata) is a shrub in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in degraded forests and wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Botanical family
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
False Ironwort belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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