Anisomeles indica
Catmint
Also known as: Ajuga disticha (L.) Roxb. +17 more
- Ajuga disticha (L.) Roxb.
- Ajuga glabrata Benth. ex Wall.
- Ajuga mollissima Wall. ex Steud.
- Anisomeles albiflora (Hassk.) Miq.
- Anisomeles cuneata J.Jacq. ex Fenzl
- Anisomeles disticha (L.) B.Heyne ex Roth
- Anisomeles glabrata Benth. ex Wall.
- Anisomeles indica var. biflora Steenis
- Anisomeles indica var. mollissima (Benth.) Backer
- Anisomeles malabarica var. albiflora Hassk.
- Anisomeles mollissima Wall.
- Anisomeles ovata R.Br.
- Anisomeles ovata var. glabrata Benth.
- Anisomeles ovata var. mollissima Benth.
- Anisomeles ovata var. serratifolia Miq.
- Anisomeles ovata W.T.Aiton
- Anisomeles secunda Kuntze
- Anisomeles tonkinensis Gand.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Anisomeles indica (commonly known as Catmint) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Fiji, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mauritius, Samoa, Trinidad-Tobago