Orthosiphon thymiflorus (Roth) Sleesen

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Orthosiphon

Characteristics

Erect or ascending herb, 30-50 cm. Stem often glandular-pubescent. Leaves ovate or broadly ovate, 3-4.5(-7) by 2.5-3(-4.5) cm, obtuse or subacute, base rounded or truncate, (usually not decurrent), entire; margin elsewhere crenate or wavy, glabrescent above, viscous and glandular-punctate below; petiole l-2.5(-5)cm, pubescent. Verticillasters 5-6-flowered; racemose inflorescence terminal, 5—8(—12) cm. Bracts ovate, acuminate, 2-5 mm long. Pedicels 2-3 mm, shortly pubescent. Calyx tubular, 4-5 mm long, in fruit 7-8 mm, puberulous outside; upper lip broadly triangular; lower lip with 4 filiform teeth. Corolla pale pink, 11-14 mm long, tube slightly incurved, puberulous. Stamens included. Style 9-10 mm long. Nutlets sub-globose, compressed, minutely glandular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
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Environment

Only from 3 localities, viz Kediri, Nusa Barung, and G. Sadeng near Puger, all, it seems, in dry calcareous localities under seasonal climatic conditions. Fl.--12.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food medicinal poison
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Therapeutic use Antioxidants (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Inflammation (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Diarrhea (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Antipruritics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Cholinergic antagonists (unspecified), Dermatitis (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Erysipelas (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Infection (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

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Orthosiphon thymiflorus unspecified picture

Distribution

Orthosiphon thymiflorus world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Myanmar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, eSwatini, Togo, Thailand, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Viet Nam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:453597-1
WFO ID wfo-0000261289
COL ID 6T9X2
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Synonyms

Ocimum thymiflorum Ocimum triste Orthosiphon buryi Orthosiphon calaminthoides Orthosiphon chevalieri Orthosiphon iodocalyx Orthosiphon liebrechtsianum Orthosiphon longipes Orthosiphon rabaiensis Orthosiphon usambarensis Orthosiphon viatorum Orthosiphon viscosus Ocimum suffrutescens Orthosiphon australis Orthosiphon coloratus Orthosiphon glabratus Orthosiphon heterochrous Orthosiphon hildebrandtii Orthosiphon inconcinnus Orthosiphon marmoritis Orthosiphon merkeri Orthosiphon mombasicus Orthosiphon neglectus Orthosiphon petiolaris Orthosiphon roseus Orthosiphon silvicola Orthosiphon sinensis Orthosiphon stuhlmannii Orthosiphon suffrutescens Orthosiphon tenuifrons Orthosiphon thymiflorus Orthosiphon wilmsii Plectranthus bolusii Plectranthus thymiflorus Plectranthus tristis Orthosiphon thymiflorus var. viscosus Orthosiphon tomentosus var. viscosus Orthosiphon tomentosus var. glabratus Orthosiphon tomentosus var. parviflorus Orthosiphon glabratus var. parviflorus Orthosiphon tomentosus var. rubiginosus Orthosiphon rabaiensis var. parvifolia Orthosiphon glabratus var. africanus Orthosiphon molle Orthosiphon somalensis Plectranthus marmoritis Ocimum thonningii