Pan India Bouquets

Nepeta elliptica Royle ex Benth.

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Synonym(s) : Glechoma elliptica (Royle ex Benth.) Kuntze; Nepeta polystachya Royle ex Benth.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nepeta elliptica Royle ex Benth.
Common name : Elliptic-Leaved Catmint
Vernacular name : Tukhmalanga, Zoofa (Hindi)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Grows on open slopes; 1700 - 2800 m. altitude
Key identification features : Calyx-teeth as long as the tube; corolla 10-17 mm long
Flower, Fruit : June-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Nepal
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 200; Hassan T., Dar G. H. & Khuroo A. A., (2011). TAXONOMIC STATUS OF GENUS NEPETA L. (LAMIACEAE) IN KASHMIR HIMALAYA, INDIA. IRAN. J. BOT. 17 (2)
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Nepeta elliptica. Downloaded on 12 August 2022.