Trees & Plants

Indian catmint

Maskothan

Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze

Fairly common in open areas in some of the northern islands The plant is used for the treatment of fever, abdominal pain, skin sores, and snake .P /OAF bites. The leaves yield an essential oil which is antimicrobial and applied externally as an embrocation in rheumatic arthritis.

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uses: The plant is used for the treatment of fever, abdominal pain, skin sores, and snake .P /OAF bites. The leaves yield an essential oil which is antimicrobial and applied externally as an embrocation in rheumatic arthritis. It is also used as a compound in cosmetics. The plant is burnt to act as a mosquito repellent. in of
family: Lamiaceae
synonym: Nepeta indica L., Anisomeles albiflora (Hassk.) Miq. is
description: Sub-shrubs, stem sub- quadrangular. Leaves ovate-lanceolate × to oblong-lanceolate, 3.6-16 1.3-7 cm, rounded at base, acute, crenate-serrate, slightly bullate and velvety, lanate above; petiole 0.7-3.5 cm long. Racemes to 35 cm long; verticils close, dense; peduncles densely lanate. Floral leaves 8-10 mm long. Calyx to 9 mm long. Corolla 1.4-2 cm long, pink, throat pilose with gland-tipped hairs. × Nutlets ovoid, 2.5 1.5 mm, trigonous, glabrous, blackish-brown.
native range: Southeast Asia
distribution: Southeast Asia to Australia
english names: Indian catmint
flowering fruiting: October - January
occurrence maldives: Fairly common in open areas in some of the northern islands