Orthosiphon pallidus Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Orthosiphon

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.305m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.31
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antineoplastic agents (aerial part), Anti-bacterial agents (flower), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Earache (leaf), Urologic diseases (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Antipyretics (root), Anti-bacterial agents (stem), Anti-arrhythmia agents (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Anuria (unspecified), Cardiovascular system (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Urinary tract infections (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Orthosiphon pallidus leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Orthosiphon pallidus leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Orthosiphon pallidus leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Orthosiphon pallidus flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Orthosiphon pallidus flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Orthosiphon pallidus flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Orthosiphon pallidus fruit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Orthosiphon pallidus world distribution map, present in Benin, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:453550-1
WFO ID wfo-0000261233
COL ID 6SY8G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ocimum reflexum Orthosiphon ehrenbergii Orthosiphon inodorus Orthosiphon macrocheilus Orthosiphon reflexus Ocimum somaliense Orthosiphon incisus Orthosiphon pallidus