American Mint
Hyptis suaveolens
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Assam, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hyptis suaveolens
- Genus
- Hyptis
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded moist and dry deciduous forests, also in waste places and road sides
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in tropics
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Assam, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- वन सिलाम
- Bengali
- বিলাতি তুলসী
- Telugu
- హిప్తిస్ సావెలెన్స్
- Malayalam
- നരിപ്പൂച്ചി
About American Mint
American Mint (Hyptis suaveolens) 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 moist and dry deciduous forests, also in waste places and road sides. Native to Central America, it is distributed across Naturalized in tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
American Mint belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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