Orthosiphon aristatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Ociminae
Genus: Orthosiphon
Species: Orthosiphon aristatus
Varietas: O. a. var. aristatus – O. a. var. velteri

Name

Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq., 1858.

Synonyms

Basionym

Ocimum aristatum Blume, Bijdr., 833. 1826.

Note:

Orthosiphon spiralis (Lour.) Merr., Lingn. Agric. Rev. 2 (1923) 137 has been rejected as the correct name of this taxon, because the identity of its basionym (Trichostema spiralis Lour., Fl. Coch. (1790) 371 seemed to be uncertain (Keng 1978, 301).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea
- Regional: Australia
  - Queensland
- Introduced into:
  - Caroline Is., Fiji, Niue

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Miquel, F.A.W. 1859. Flora van Nederlandsch Indie. vol. 1 No. 2XII+704 pp. C. G. van der Post, Amsterdam BHL. Reference page. : 2:943.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.
Keng, H. 1978. Labiatae (pp 301-394) - In: Steenis, C.G.G.J. van (ed.) - Flora Malesiana; Ser. I 8 Sijthoff & Noordhoff Alphen aan den Rijn: 577 pp.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Orthosiphon aristatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Orthosiphon aristatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Orthosiphon aristatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 May 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Orthosiphon aristatus. Published online. Accessed: May 23 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Orthosiphon aristatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Javatee, Katzenbart
English: Cat's Whiskers
español: Té de Java
français: Thé de Java, feuilles de barbiflore
Nederlands: Koemis koetjing

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