Pan India Bouquets

Melissa axillaris (Benth.) Bakh.f.

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Basionym : Geniosporum axillare Benth.
Synonym(s) : Calamintha cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot; Melissa hirsuta Blume
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Melissa axillaris (Benth.) Bakh.f.
Common name : Small-Flowered Melissa
Vernacular name : Lomai (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Forests and open places near forests
Comments / notes : Used as an essence in hair oil
Key identification features : Erect herb, stem grooved,flowers in axillary whorls and white or pale-pink
Flower, Fruit : June-December
Distribution :
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district
Native : Nepal to S. China and W. Malesia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Literature : Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 2. Published BSI: 571; Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.2. Published BSI: 382
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Melissa axillaris. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.