Pan India Bouquets

Geniosporum coloratum (D.Don) Kuntze

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Synonym(s) : Plectranthus coloratus D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Platostoma coloratum (D.Don) A.J.Paton
Common name : Colored Jungle Basil
Vernacular name : Ban bawari (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Shady valleys, thickets; 1100 - 1600 m. altitude
Key identification features : Fruiting calyx tubular with prominent reticulate venation, suberect; bracts conspicuous, whitish, persistent
Flower, Fruit : September-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 199; 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: 1000-1001
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Geniosporum coloratum. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.