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Orthosiphon comosus

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Tamil Nadu

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Orthosiphon comosus
Genus: Orthosiphon
Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Open rocky localities in Evergreen forests
Habitat type: Forest, Rocky
Found in India: Tamil Nadu

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.

About Orthosiphon comosus

Orthosiphon comosus 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 open rocky localities in evergreen forests.

Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Orthosiphon comosus belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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