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Orthosiphon aristatus

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Scientific name
  
Orthosiphon aristatus

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Species

Order
  
Genus
  
Orthosiphon

Higher classification
  
Orthosiphon

Orthosiphon aristatus Orthosiphon aristatus of the Lamiaceae family

Similar
  
Orthosiphon, Green chiretta, Temulawak, Phyllanthus urinaria, Centella asiatica

Orthosiphon aristatus is a plant species in the family of Lamiaceae / Labiatae. The plant is a medicinal herb found mainly throughout southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, South East Asia and tropical Queensland. It is known as kumis kucing in Indonesia and misai kucing in Malaysia. In the US it may be commonly known as cat's whiskers or Java tea.

Orthosiphon aristatus Dr Giuseppe MAZZA Journalist Scientific photographer

Orthosiphon aristatus is used in landscaping to attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to its nectar.

Varieties
  1. Orthosiphon aristatus var. aristatus - most of species range
  2. Orthosiphon aristatus var. velteri Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam
Orthosiphon aristatus Orthosiphon aristatus Lavender of the Lamiaceae family


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Orthosiphon aristatus Orthosiphon aristatus

References

Orthosiphon aristatus Wikipedia