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Orthosiphon
Sign in to saveOrthosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Africa, Southern Asia and Queensland, with one species (O. americanus) in Colombia. They are herbaceous shrubs which grow to a height of . 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
General: sections, sect. Serrati M.Ashby, Orthosiphon ( Euorthosiphon
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 168
- With media
- 128
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- MICH, USCH, ILLS, BRIT, MEL, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, China, United States, Philippines, Angola, Tanzania, Indonesia, Benin
Research
268 papers- Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. is an Outstanding Food Medicine: Review of Phytochemical and Pharmacological Activities.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2018
- A Systematic Review of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. in the Treatment of Diabetes and Its Complications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Orthosiphon stamineus: traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology.Journal of medicinal food · 2012
- Potential of rosmarinic acid from Orthosiphon aristatus extract for inflammatory induced diseases and its mechanisms of action.Life sciences · 2023
- Orthosiphon stamineus Proteins Alleviate Pentylenetetrazol-Induced Seizures in Zebrafish.Biomedicines · 2020
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- Orthosiphon
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- Orthosiphon
- topic's main category
- Category:Orthosiphon
- taxon common name
- 鸡脚参属
- has fruit type
- nucule
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Orthosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Africa, Southern Asia and Queensland, with one species (O. americanus) in Colombia. They are herbaceous shrubs which grow to a height of . 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.
Common names in Southeast Asia are Misai Kucing (Malaysia), Kumis Kucing and Remujung (Indonesia), and Yaa Nuat Maeo (Thailand).
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