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Anisochilus
Sign in to saveAnisochilus is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric ulcer and helps with dermis issues. Anisochilus also has active properties such as camphor, leutiolin, and apigenin. A new hygrine-like compound has been found within the DNA of this plant.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- MO, CM, NHMUK, BRIT, O, LD
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Uganda, Brazil, India, Zimbabwe
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Plectranthinae
- Image
- Anisochilus carnosus (Kapurli) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0263.jpg
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- Anisochilus
- taxon name
- Anisochilus
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- genus
- taxon common name
- 排香草属
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Anisochilus is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric ulcer and helps with dermis issues. Anisochilus also has active properties such as camphor, leutiolin, and apigenin. A new hygrine-like compound has been found within the DNA of this plant. Species Anisochilus adenanthus Dalzell & A.Gibson - southern India Anisochilus argenteus Gamble - southern India Anisochilus cambodianus Murata - Thailand, Cambodia Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall. - India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Himalayas, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand Anisochilus dysophylloides Benth. - Shervarayan Hills in Tamil Nadu Anisochilus harmandii Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Anisochilus mitis R.A.Clement - eastern Himalayas Anisochilus pallidus Wall. - Yunnan, India, Assam, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Anisochilus paniculatus Benth. - southern India Anisochilus plantagineus Hook.f. - southern India Anisochilus polystachys Benth. - Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas Anisochilus robustus Hook.f. - southern India Anisochilus scaber Benth. - southern India Anisochilus siamensis Ridl. - Thailand Anisochilus suffruticosus Wight - southern India Anisochilus velutinus Trimen - Sri Lanka Anisochilus wightii Hook.f. - southern India
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anisochilus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.