Orthosiphon

Orthosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Africa, Southern Asia and Queensland, with one species (O. americanus) in Colombia.[2][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.

Orthosiphon
Orthosiphon stamineus[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Orthosiphon
Benth. 1830
Synonyms[2]

Clerodendranthus Kudô

Common names in Southeast Asia are Misai Kucing (Malaysia), Kumis Kucing and Remujung (Indonesia), and Yaa Nuat Maeo (Thailand).

Species
  1. Orthosiphon adenocaulis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
  2. Orthosiphon allenii (C.H.Wright) Codd - from Zaire + Tanzania to Zimbabwe
  3. Orthosiphon americanus Harley & A.J.Paton - Colombia
  4. Orthosiphon argenteus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
  5. Orthosiphon aristatus aka Orthosiphon stamineus (Blume) Miq. - China, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Queensland; naturalized in Fiji
  6. Orthosiphon biflorus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
  7. Orthosiphon bullosus Chiov. - Somalia
  8. Orthosiphon cladotrichos Gürke - Tanzania
  9. Orthosiphon cuanzae (I.M.Johnst.) A.J.Paton - Angola
  10. Orthosiphon discolor A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
  11. Orthosiphon ellipticus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
  12. Orthosiphon exilis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
  13. Orthosiphon ferrugineus Balf.f. - Socotra
  14. Orthosiphon fruticosus Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
  15. Orthosiphon glandulosus C.E.C.Fisch - Assam, Ranong Province of southern Thailand
  16. Orthosiphon hanningtonii (Baker) A.J.Paton - Kenya, Tanzania
  17. Orthosiphon humbertii Danguy - Madagascar
  18. Orthosiphon incurvus Benth. in N.Wallich - Himalayas from Nepal to Myanmar
  19. Orthosiphon lanatus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam
  20. Orthosiphon miserabilis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
  21. Orthosiphon newtonii Briq. - Angola
  22. Orthosiphon nigripunctatus G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia
  23. Orthosiphon pallidus Royle ex Benth. - tropical + eastern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, India, Pakistan
  24. Orthosiphon parishii Prain - Myanmar, Thailand
  25. Orthosiphon parvifolius Vatke - Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda
  26. Orthosiphon pseudoaristatus Suddee - Thailand
  27. Orthosiphon robustus Hook.f. - Assam
  28. Orthosiphon rotundifolius Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Thailand, Vietnam
  29. Orthosiphon ruber A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
  30. Orthosiphon rubicundus (D.Don) Benth. - southern China, Himalayas, Indochina
  31. Orthosiphon rufinervis G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia
  32. Orthosiphon sarmentosus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar
  33. Orthosiphon scapiger Benth. - Himalayas
  34. Orthosiphon scedastophyllus A.J.Paton - Tanzania, Mozambique
  35. Orthosiphon schimperi Benth. - tropical + southern Africa from Guinea to Somalia south to Transvaal
  36. Orthosiphon schliebenii A.J.Paton - Tanzania
  37. Orthosiphon thymiflorus (Roth) Sleesen - tropical Africa, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Java
  38. †Orthosiphon truncatus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam but believed to be extinct
  39. Orthosiphon vernalis Codd - Swaziland
  40. Orthosiphon violaceus Briq - Angola
  41. Orthosiphon wattii Prain - Assam
  42. Orthosiphon wulfenioides (Diels) Hand.-Mazz. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan

References
  1. illustration from Joseph Dalton Hooker - Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 96 ser. 3 nr. 26 tabl. 5833 (1870)
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 298 鸡脚参属 ji jiao shen shu Orthosiphon Bentham, Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1300. 1830.
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