Chilantippatam
Orthosiphon thymiflorus
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Orthosiphon thymiflorus
- Genus
- Orthosiphon
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Degraded moist and dry deciduous forests and wastelands
- Native to
- India, China, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, China, Malesia, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Leaves are stalked, ovate to elliptic, mostly 1–4 cm (0.39–1.57 in) long (larger in shaded plants), with toothed margins and variable hairiness, particularly along the veins beneat” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Leaves are stalked, ovate to elliptic, mostly 1–4 cm (0.39–1.57 in) long (larger in shaded plants), with toothed margins and variable hairiness, particularly along the veins beneat” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chilantippatam itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chilantippatam itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കുഴിമുണ്ടൻതുളസി
About Chilantippatam
Chilantippatam (Orthosiphon thymiflorus) is a low shrub in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in degraded moist and dry deciduous forests and wastelands. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Chilantippatam belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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