✿Lamiaceae · Plectranthus
Nonadakasa / Soft-Stem Mintleaf
Plectranthus mollis
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plectranthus mollis
- Genus
- Plectranthus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nonadakasa 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 Nonadakasa itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- Guhya silam
- Kannada
- Nonadakasa
- Malayalam
- Perim-tolassi
- Marathi
- Lal Aghada
About Nonadakasa
Soft-Stem Mintleaf (Plectranthus mollis) is a herb in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Botanical family
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Nonadakasa belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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