Anisochilus carnosus - Thick Leaf Lavender

❏ Binomial Name : Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall.

❏ Synonym : Lavandula carnosa

❏ Family : Lamiaceae  

❏ Common Name : Thick Leaf Lavender 

❏ Tamil Name : Karpuravalli

❏ Hindi Name : panjiri ka patta 

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Anisochilus carnosus Botanical Description

Semisucculent annual herbs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves 2-5 x 2-3.5 cm, broadly ovate, base turncate or cordate, margin crenate-serrate, apex obtuse, verrucose above, pubescent below, subsucculent; petiole to 4 cm long. Flowers in terminal simple or panicled, 1.5-3 cm long, oblong spikes. Calyx c. 4 mm long, tubular, mouth oblique, 2-lipped, acute; upper lip pubescent without, deflexed in fruits. Corolla purple, c. 1 cm long, lobes 5, 2-lipped, upper lip entire, lower 4-lobed . Stamens 4, exserted; filaments connate at base forming a sheath. Fruits of 4, ovoid nutlets. Seeds orbicular, smooth. Fl. &Fr.: September-December

Anisochilus carnosus Medicinal uses

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