Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Plectranthus wightii
Plectranthus wightii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Manipur & more
- Flowering
- December-February
Ecology & growing context
- Recorded native range
- India
- Recorded habitat
- Grasslands
- Explore nearby plants
- Uttarakhand →Meghalaya →Manipur →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Plectranthus wightii
Identify Plectranthus wightii 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: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Plectranthus wightii.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plectranthus wightii
- Genus
- Plectranthus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Nagaland, Punjab, Assam, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Plectranthus wightii 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 Plectranthus wightii itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Plectranthus wightii
Plectranthus wightii belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Manipur and 12 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from December to February.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Plectranthus wightii belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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