Stachys melissifolia Benth.

Species

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Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Stems erect, 60-80 cm, retrorse pilose, slender; branches many, divaricate. Petiole 0.6-2.5 cm; leaf blade ovate-cordate to oblong-cordate, 5-6 × ca. 2.3 cm, adaxially somewhat bullate, villous, abaxially densely villous, base cordate, margin crenate or double crenate, apex acute. Verticillasters ca. 10-flowered, widely spaced; floral leaves sessile, ovate; bracteoles few, linear, villous, 2.5-3.5 mm. Calyx obconical, 5-7 × 5-7 mm, sparsely pubescent, puberulent inside, obscurely 10-veined; teeth triangular, ca. 1.5 mm, subequal or posterior 3 larger, apex rigid, pubescent. Corolla reddish, to 1.3 cm, puberulent except for glabrous base, tube ca. 7 mm; upper lip straight, ovate, ca. 3 mm, margin entire; lower lip ca. 6 mm, lateral lobes ovate; middle lobe largest, obcordate. Stamens reaching middle of upper corolla lip; filaments puberulent. Style slightly exserted. Nutlets brown, triquetrous, ovoid, ca. 2 mm, adaxially ribbed, glabrous. Fl. Jul, fr. Aug.
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An erect shrub. It is woolly and keeps growing from year to year. It is 60-80 cm high. It is slender with many branches. The leaves are stalked. They are 0.6-2.5 cm long. The leaf blades are oblong and heart shaped with teeth. They are 5-6 cm long by 2.3 cm wide. The flowers are pink with purple spots. The occur in many flowered rings. The nutlets are brown and 3 sided. They are about 2 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

A subtropical plant. In Nepal it grows between 2100-4000 m altitude. It grows on open slopes in forest clearings. In China it grows in wet areas in forests to 3100 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The plant is used for flavouring.
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Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Stachys melissifolia world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:459750-1
WFO ID wfo-0000314259
COL ID 4ZFR4
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Synonyms

Stachys bikramii Stachys sericea Stachys splendens Stachys emodi Stachys melissifolia