Craniotome furcata (Link) Kuntze
synonym | Ajuga furcata Link |
synonym | Anisomeles furcata (Link) Loudon |
synonym | Anisomeles nepalensis Spreng. |
synonym | Craniotome furcata var. sikkimensis D.Maity & Maiti |
synonym | Craniotome furcata var. urceolata D.Maity & Maiti |
synonym | Craniotome versicolor Rchb. |
synonym | Nepeta versicolor Trevir. |
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Habit
Perennial herb
Family Description
Herbs,subshrubs or shrubs,often aromatic.Stems usually quadrangular.Leaves simple,rarely pinnatisect or compound,opposite and usually decussate or rarely whorled.Stipules absent.Inflorescence of cymes,often condensed,paired and appearing as whorls(verticillasters),in spike-like,capitate or paniculate arrangements,ocassionally cymes pedunculate and lax,forming a panicle.Bracts caducous or persistent;bracteoles present or absent.Flowers usually hermaphrodite.Calyx usually 5-lobed,bilabiate to regular or oblique.Corolla gamopetalous,regular to zygomorphic,4-5 lobed.Stamens 4,equal or varying in length or 2 with 2 staminodes;anthers 1-or-2-celled.Ovary superior,4-lobed,becoming 4-celled,each locule containing 1 basally attached ovule.Style completely gynobasic(arising from base of ovary between lobes) or only partially gynobasic,2-lobed or rarely punctate.Fruit of 4,usually dry,one-seeded nutlets,included in persistent calyx
Genus Description
Perennial herbs.Stems erect,branched,pubescent.Leaves petiolate,serrate,villous.Inflorescence of paired,pedunculate,many-flowered cymes.Calyx regular,campanulate,globose in fruit;teeth 5.Corolla bilabiate;upper lip minute,entire;lower lip 3-lobed,slightly longer than upper.Stamens 4,ascending,subequal to upper lip;anthers 2-celled.Style typically flattened,bifid.Nutlets subglobose,scar minute.
Species description
Stems 18-200cm,branched,softly villous-pubescent,glabrescent below.Leaves ovate to shallowly cordate,margins serrate,both surfaces appressed villous;petiole 1-5.6cm.Calyx 1.8-2mm;teeth triangular,0.5mm.Corolla pale purple or pink,3.5-4mm;upper lip entire,c 0.5mm.Nutlets 0.8 x 0.7mm.
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Order | Lamiales |
Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | Craniotome |
Species | Craniotome furcata (Link) Kuntze |