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Typical of the Lamiaceae family
✿Lamiaceae · Orthosiphon

Orthosiphon rubicundus var. hohenackeri

Raatpaate रातपाते

Nepali name · See all regional names ↓

Habit
Herb
Native to
India
Flowering
August-December
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Raatpaate 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.

Recorded regional names for Raatpaate
LanguageRegional scriptRecorded Latin spelling
NepaliरातपातेRaatpaate
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Nepali
रातपाते Raatpaate

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗

Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Orthosiphon rubicundus var. rubicundus. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Himalaya to Hainan and Indo-China.

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How to identify Raatpaate

Identify Raatpaate by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a herb habit.
  • Check the distinctive field mark: Long protruding stamens (cat's whiskers).
  • Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
  • Confirm flower colour: Pink.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
  • Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Raatpaate.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Orthosiphon rubicundus var. hohenackeri
Genus
Orthosiphon
Family
Lamiaceae
Habit
Herb
Native to
India
Distribution
India
Flowering & fruiting
August-December
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Pubescent (softly hairy) leaf surface
Leaf surface
Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Opposite arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Raatpaate itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Pinkrecorded

Typical of the family

Cyme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Nutlets

Characters marked “recorded” are for Raatpaate itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Raatpaate

Orthosiphon rubicundus var. hohenackeri is a herb in the Lamiaceae family. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.

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Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Raatpaate belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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