Orthosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Africa, Southern Asia and Queensland, with one species (O. americanus) in Colombia.[2][3] They are herbaceous shrubs which grow to a height of 1.5 m (5 ft). Some Orthosiphon species are popular garden plants because of their flowers, which are white and bluish with filaments resembling a cat's whiskers. In the wild, the plants can be seen growing in forests and along roadsides.
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| Orthosiphon stamineus[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Ocimeae |
| Genus: | Orthosiphon Benth. 1830 |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Clerodendranthus Kudô | |
Common names in Southeast Asia are Misai Kucing (Malaysia), Kumis Kucing and Remujung (Indonesia), and Yaa Nuat Maeo (Thailand).
Species edit
- Orthosiphon adenocaulis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon allenii (C.H.Wright) Codd - from Zaire + Tanzania to Zimbabwe
- Orthosiphon americanus Harley & A.J.Paton - Colombia
- Orthosiphon argenteus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon aristatus aka Orthosiphon stamineus (Blume) Miq. - China, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Queensland; naturalized in Fiji
- Orthosiphon biflorus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon bullosus Chiov. - Somalia
- Orthosiphon cladotrichos Gürke - Tanzania
- Orthosiphon cuanzae (I.M.Johnst.) A.J.Paton - Angola
- Orthosiphon discolor A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon ellipticus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon exilis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon ferrugineus Balf.f. - Socotra
- Orthosiphon fruticosus Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
- Orthosiphon glandulosus C.E.C.Fisch - Assam, Ranong Province of southern Thailand
- Orthosiphon hanningtonii (Baker) A.J.Paton - Kenya, Tanzania
- Orthosiphon humbertii Danguy - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon incurvus Benth. in N.Wallich - Himalayas from Nepal to Myanmar
- Orthosiphon lanatus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam
- Orthosiphon miserabilis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon newtonii Briq. - Angola
- Orthosiphon nigripunctatus G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia
- Orthosiphon pallidus Royle ex Benth. - tropical + eastern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, India, Pakistan
- Orthosiphon parishii Prain - Myanmar, Thailand
- Orthosiphon parvifolius Vatke - Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda
- Orthosiphon pseudoaristatus Suddee - Thailand
- Orthosiphon robustus Hook.f. - Assam
- Orthosiphon rotundifolius Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Thailand, Vietnam
- Orthosiphon ruber A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon rubicundus (D.Don) Benth. - southern China, Himalayas, Indochina
- Orthosiphon rufinervis G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia
- Orthosiphon sarmentosus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
- Orthosiphon scapiger Benth. - Himalayas
- Orthosiphon scedastophyllus A.J.Paton - Tanzania, Mozambique
- Orthosiphon schimperi Benth. - tropical + southern Africa from Guinea to Somalia south to Transvaal
- Orthosiphon schliebenii A.J.Paton - Tanzania
- Orthosiphon thymiflorus (Roth) Sleesen - tropical Africa, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Java
- †Orthosiphon truncatus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam but believed to be extinct
- Orthosiphon vernalis Codd - Eswatini
- Orthosiphon violaceus Briq - Angola
- Orthosiphon wattii Prain - Assam
- Orthosiphon wulfenioides (Diels) Hand.-Mazz. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan
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Orthosiphon thymiflorus herb in Talakona forest, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India
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References edit
- ^ illustration from Joseph Dalton Hooker - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 96 ser. 3 nr. 26 tabl. 5833 (1870)
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 298 鸡脚参属 ji jiao shen shu Orthosiphon Bentham, Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1300. 1830.
External links edit
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