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Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall.

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Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall.
Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAnisochilus carnosus var. eriocephalus (Benth.) T.Cooke
synonymAnisochilus carnosus var. glaber (Schrad.) Benth.
synonymAnisochilus carnosus var. purpurascens Benth.
synonymAnisochilus carnosus var. villosior Benth.
synonymAnisochilus carnosus var. viridis Benth.
synonymAnisochilus crassus Benth.
synonymAnisochilus decussatus Dalzell & A.Gibson
synonymAnisochilus eriocephalus Benth.
synonymAnisochilus glaber Schrad.
synonymAnisochilus rupestris Wight ex Hook.f.
synonymLavandula carnosa L.f.
synonymPlectranthus carnosus (L.f.) Sm.
synonymPlectranthus dubius Spreng., nom. illeg.
synonymPlectranthus strobilifer Roxb.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Thick leaved lavender
Hindi
  • पंजीरी का पत्ता Panjiri-ka-patta
Malayalam
  • Chomara
  • Karpooravalli
  • Kattukoorkka
  • Kurangupacha
  • Mathilkkoorka
  • Patukoorkka
Marathi
  • कापुर्ली Kapurli
Other
  • Kapurli
  • Karppuravalli
  • Kattukoorkka
  • Panjiri
Telugu
  • Karpuravalli
  • Omamaku
  • Ritchu-rodda
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Semisucculent annual herbs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves 2-5 x 2-3.5 cm, broadly ovate, base turncate or cordate, margin crenate-serrate, apex obtuse, verrucose above, pubescent below, subsucculent; petiole to 4 cm long. Flowers in terminal simple or panicled, 1.5-3 cm long, oblong spikes. Calyx c. 4 mm long, tubular, mouth oblique, 2-lipped, acute; upper lip pubescent without, deflexed in fruits. Corolla purple, c. 1 cm long, lobes 5, 2-lipped, upper lip entire, lower 4-lobed . Stamens 4, exserted; filaments connate at base forming a sheath. Fruits of 4, ovoid nutlets. Seeds orbicular, smooth.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: September-December
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests, Moist Localities
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            In rocky areas among grasses and sedges
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              South India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar

              Indian distribution

              State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Mahrastra, Odisha

                Local Distribution

                Assam

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Maharashtra: Ahemdnagar, Dhule, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    No Data
                    📚 Occurrence
                    No Data
                    📚 Uses and Management
                    Uses

                    System of Medicines Used In

                    Ayurveda
                    Ayurveda
                    Folk medicine
                    Folk medicine
                    Siddha
                    Siddha
                    Medicinal
                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=189
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=189
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. Lavandula carnosa L. f., Suppl. Pl. 273. 1781.
                        2. Anisochilus carnosus (L. f.) Wall. ex Benth. in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 18. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 627. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1127(788). 1924; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 235. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 319. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 361. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 322. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 633. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 372. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 364. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 285. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11,17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 358. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 543. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 316. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 246. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 245. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 397. 2005; Suddee & Paton, Kew Bull. 64: 240. 2009; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 573. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 648. 2009.
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=189
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. Lavandula carnosa L. f., Suppl. Pl. 273. 1781.
                        2. Anisochilus carnosus (L. f.) Wall. ex Benth. in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 18. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 627. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1127(788). 1924; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 235. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 319. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 361. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 322. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 633. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 372. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 364. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 285. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11,17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 358. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 543. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 316. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 246. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 245. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 397. 2005; Suddee & Paton, Kew Bull. 64: 240. 2009; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 573. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 648. 2009.
                        3. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                        4. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=189

                        Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Flora Utilized by the Traditional Healers in Mappillaiyurani Village, Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, India

                        Dr. V. Vadivel

                        Vascular plant assemblage of cliffs in northern Western Ghats, India

                        Journal of Threatened Taxa
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                        📚 Meta data
                        No Data
                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassMagnoliopsida
                        OrderLamiales
                        FamilyLamiaceae
                        GenusAnisochilus
                        SpeciesAnisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall.
                        📊 Temporal Distribution
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