Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Plectranthus mollis
Nonadakasa / Soft-Stem Mintleaf
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-January
Nonadakasa 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nepali | Not recorded | Guhya silam |
| Kannada | Not recorded | Nonadakasa |
| Malayalam | Not recorded | Perim-tolassi |
| Marathi | Not recorded | Lal Aghada |
See the original recorded names
- Nepali
- Guhya silam
- Kannada
- Nonadakasa
- Malayalam
- Perim-tolassi
- Marathi
- Lal Aghada
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Equilabium molle. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to N. Myanmar.
- Recorded habitat
- Grasslands
- Explore nearby plants
- Gujarat →Himachal Pradesh →Karnataka →
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How to identify Nonadakasa
Identify Nonadakasa 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.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nonadakasa.
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
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nonadakasa itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
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.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Nonadakasa belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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