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Genus of flowering plants
Orthosiphon is a genus of plants in the family
Lamiaceae native to
Africa , Southern
Asia and
Queensland , with one species (O. americanus) in
Colombia .
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[3] They are herbaceous shrubs which grow to a height of 1.5 m (5 ft). 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).
Species
Orthosiphon adenocaulis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
Orthosiphon allenii (C.H.Wright) Codd - from Zaire + Tanzania to Zimbabwe
Orthosiphon americanus Harley & A.J.Paton - Colombia
Orthosiphon argenteus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
Orthosiphon aristatus aka
Orthosiphon stamineus (Blume) Miq. - China, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Queensland; naturalized in Fiji
Orthosiphon biflorus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
Orthosiphon bullosus Chiov. - Somalia
Orthosiphon cladotrichos Gürke - Tanzania
Orthosiphon cuanzae (I.M.Johnst.) A.J.Paton - Angola
Orthosiphon discolor A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
Orthosiphon ellipticus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
Orthosiphon exilis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
Orthosiphon ferrugineus Balf.f. - Socotra
Orthosiphon fruticosus Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
Orthosiphon glandulosus C.E.C.Fisch - Assam, Ranong Province of southern Thailand
Orthosiphon hanningtonii (Baker) A.J.Paton - Kenya, Tanzania
Orthosiphon humbertii Danguy - Madagascar
Orthosiphon incurvus Benth. in N.Wallich - Himalayas from Nepal to Myanmar
Orthosiphon lanatus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam
Orthosiphon miserabilis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
Orthosiphon newtonii Briq. - Angola
Orthosiphon nigripunctatus G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia
Orthosiphon pallidus Royle ex Benth. - tropical + eastern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, India, Pakistan
Orthosiphon parishii Prain - Myanmar, Thailand
Orthosiphon parvifolius Vatke - Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda
Orthosiphon pseudoaristatus Suddee - Thailand
Orthosiphon robustus Hook.f. - Assam
Orthosiphon rotundifolius Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Thailand, Vietnam
Orthosiphon ruber A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
Orthosiphon rubicundus (D.Don) Benth. - southern China, Himalayas, Indochina
Orthosiphon rufinervis G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia
Orthosiphon sarmentosus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
Orthosiphon scapiger Benth. - Himalayas
Orthosiphon scedastophyllus A.J.Paton - Tanzania, Mozambique
Orthosiphon schimperi Benth. - tropical + southern Africa from Guinea to Somalia south to Transvaal
Orthosiphon schliebenii A.J.Paton - Tanzania
Orthosiphon thymiflorus (Roth) Sleesen - tropical Africa, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Java
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Orthosiphon truncatus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam but believed to be extinct
Orthosiphon vernalis Codd - Eswatini
Orthosiphon violaceus Briq - Angola
Orthosiphon wattii Prain - Assam
Orthosiphon wulfenioides (Diels) Hand.-Mazz. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan
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