Anisomeles heyneana

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Photographs by: Dr. Maulik Gadani

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  • Botanical Name : Anisomeles heyneana Benth.
  • Common Name : Western Hill Catmint
  • Plant Family : Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
  • Plant Form : Herb
  • Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Anisomeles heyneana Plant :

  • Habit : 60-150 cm tall herbs or undershrubs, thinly pubescent in younger parts.
  • Leaves : 3.5-17 x 1.2-7.8 cm ovate, ovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, glabrous or sparsely hairy.
  • Inflorescence : Racemes
  • Flowers : 6-30 cm long, axillary and terminal, white, tinged with pink, and bilipped. Upper lip is 5 mm. The lower lip is trilobed.
  • Fruit : Nutletsoblong, brown, smooth.
  • Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - December