Pan India Bouquets

Elsholtzia stachyodes (Link) Raizada & H.O.Saxena

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Synonym(s) : Aphanochilus foetens Benth.; Aphanochilus incisus Benth.; Aphanochilus paniculatus Benth.; Elsholtzia incisa (Benth.) Benth.; Elsholtzia major (Hook.f.) V.S.Kumar & B.D.Sharma; Elsholtzia stachyodes var. major (Hook.f.) V.Singh & P.Singh; Hyptis stachyodes Link; Mentha blanda DC.; Mentha foetens Wall. ex Benth.; Mentha incisa Wall. ex Benth.; Mentha paniculata Roxb.; Nepeta imobus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Perilla leptostachya D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elsholtzia stachyodes (Link) Raizada & H.O.Saxena
Common name : Spiked Mint
Vernacular name : Tekta (Manipuri); Sano ban silam (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Among herbs by stream, dry rocky slopes, waste areas, open forests, limestone mountains; 800 - 2800 m. altitude
Key identification features : Leaves ovate, coarsely crenate-serrate
Flower, Fruit : September-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Central China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 198; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 981-982
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Elsholtzia stachyodes. Downloaded on 9 June 2023.

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