Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Orthosiphon pallidus
Jyoti / Pale Piccadill ज्योती
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- August-December
Jyoti in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Marathi | ज्योती | Jyoti |
| Sanskrit | अर्जक · श्वेत कुठेरक | Arjaka, Shveta-Kutherak |
See the original recorded names
- Marathi
- ज्योती Jyoti
- Sanskrit
- अर्जक Arjaka, श्वेत कुठेरक Shveta-Kutherak
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Africa to Indian Subcontinent.
- Explore nearby plants
- Telangana →Himachal Pradesh →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Jyoti
Identify Jyoti by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Long protruding stamens (cat's whiskers).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jyoti.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Orthosiphon pallidus
- Genus
- Orthosiphon
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Distribution
- India, Balochistan, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jyoti itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jyoti itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Jyoti
Pale Piccadill (Orthosiphon pallidus) is a low shrub in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and 2 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Jyoti belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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