Lamiaceae · Orthosiphon

Pale Piccadill

Orthosiphon pallidus

Undershrub
Habit
Undershrub
Found in India
Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
Flowering
August-December

Plant Details

Scientific name
Orthosiphon pallidus
Genus
Orthosiphon
Family
Lamiaceae
Distribution
India, Balochistan, Bangladesh
Found in India
Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
Flowering & fruiting
August-December
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
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 Pale Piccadill

Pale Piccadill (Orthosiphon pallidus) is an undershrub 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 occurs across India, Balochistan, Bangladesh. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-December.

Illustration representing the Lamiaceae family
Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Pale Piccadill belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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