Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton, Kew Bull. 52: 273 1997. (syn: Acrocephalus blumei Benth.; Acrocephalus capitatus (Roth) Benth.; Acrocephalus capitellatus (L.f.) Druce; Acrocephalus hispidus (L.) Nicolson & Sivad.; Acrocephalus indicus (Burm.f.) Kunze; Acrocephalus indicus var. spicatus (C.B.Rob.) Keng; Acrocephalus scariosus Benth.; Acrocephalus spicatus C.B.Rob.; Gomphrena hispida L.; Lumnitzera capitata (Roth) Spreng.; Mentha cephalotes B.Heyne ex Steud. [Invalid]; Ocimum acrocephalum Blume; Ocimum capitatum Roth; Ocimum capitellatum L.f.; Prunella indica Burm.f.); Trop. & Subtrop. Asia as per WCSP; Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; Cambodia; China South-Central; East Himalaya; India;
Jawa; Laccadive Is.; Laos; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; Maluku; Myanmar; Nepal; New
Guinea; Philippines; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Thailand; Vietnam; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Hairy Gomphrena • Malayalam: Meenangani Erect annual herbs; stem 4-angled and ridged, villous along ridges. Leaves opposite, 1-2.5 x 0.5-1 cm, ovate-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, base narrowly attenuate, margins coarsely serrate, apex acute, thinly pubescent on nerves beneath; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers grouped in terminal globose, ovoid or short cylindric heads, 0.5-1.5 cm long, subtended by a pair of floral leaves and many bracts. Calyx c. 2 mm long, tubular, 2-lipped, upper lip entire, lower usually 4-toothed. Corolla white turning brownish, c. 4 mm long, 2-lipped, upper lip subequally 4-lobed. Stamen 4, didynamous; anthers 1-celled. Ovary 4-partite; style slender; stigma shortly 2-fid. Nutlets 4, minute, smooth. Flowering and fruiting: September-December Grassy areas in moist deciduous forests and waste lands Indo-Malesia (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
Location: Maharajganj Elevation: 95 M Habit: herb Habitat: Forest indistinct features of the inflorescence preclude any what you can and already have done, i imagine.. better sharp and side-view pictures could help clinch the dx Thanks, ... Can you show the clear picture of the inflorescence ? I have identified it as Platostoma hispidum (L.) A.J.Paton syn. Acroecphalus hispidus (L.) Nicholson et Sivadesen (Acrocephalus indicus Burm. f.）Kuntze) and it is new addition for eflora group. References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI POWO Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Wikispecies (illustration) Plant illustrations |
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