Elsholtzia communis (Collett & Hemsl.) Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Elsholtzia

Characteristics

Herbs ca. 60 cm tall, with strong citral fragrance. Stems erect, purple-red, densely retrorse white pubescent, much branched at base. Petiole 2-5 mm, densely white pubescent; leaf blade ovate to oblong, herbaceous, adaxially white villous, abaxially pubescent, yellowish glandular, margin serrate. Spikes terminal, cylindric, 1-4.5 × 0.8-1 cm, com-pact; verticillasters numerous; rachis densely white villous; bracts linear, to 3.5 mm, densely white pilose. Pedicel ca. 1 mm, densely white villous. Calyx tubular, to 4 mm in fruit, apex recurved, densely gray lanate-villous outside; teeth subequal, slightly closed in fruit. Corolla funnelform, ca. 3 mm, pilose, glandular outside, obscurely hairy annulate inside; upper lip oblong, emarginate, ciliate; lateral lobes of lower lip less than 1/2 as wide as middle lobe. Style apex unequally 2-cleft. Nutlets oblong, ca. 0.7 mm, sparsely brown hairy. Fl. and fr. Oct-Dec.
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A herb. It grows to 60 cm tall. The stems are erect and purple red. There are many branches at the base. The leaf stalk is 2-5 mm long. The leaf blade is oval to oblong and hairy. There are teeth around the edge. The flower spikes are at the top of the plant. They are 1-4.5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Environment

A tropical plant. It is cultivated in China.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked with meat and fish for flavouring curry.
Uses fodder medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Elsholtzia communis world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:446628-1
WFO ID wfo-0000948371
COL ID 39CZ3
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Synonyms

Aphanochilus communis Dysophylla communis Elsholtzia communis