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Orthosiphon aristatus, commonly known as cat's whiskers or Java tea, is a plant species in the family Lamiaceae (also known Labiatae). The plant is a medicinal herb found mainly throughout southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, South East Asia, and tropical Queensland.[1][2][3][4] It is known as kumis kucing in Indonesia and misai kucing in Malaysia, both of which translate to cat's whiskers.

Orthosiphon aristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Orthosiphon
Species:
O. aristatus
Binomial name
Orthosiphon aristatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Ocimum aristatum Blume
  • Trichostema spirale Lour., rejected name
  • Clerodendrum spicatum Thunb
  • Ocimum grandiflorum Blume 1826 not Lam. 1785
  • Orthosiphon stamineus Benth.
  • Orthosiphon spiralis (Lour.) Merr.
  • Clerodendranthus stamineus (Benth.) Kudô
  • Orthosiphon velteri Doan
  • Orthosiphon spicatus (Thunb.) Backer, Bakh.f. & Steenis 1950 not Benth. 1848
  • Orthosiphon tagawae Murata
  • Clerodendranthus spicatus (Thunb.) C.Y.Wu

Orthosiphon aristatus is used in landscaping to attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to its nectar.[5]

Varieties[1]
  1. Orthosiphon aristatus var. aristatus - most of species range
  2. Orthosiphon aristatus var. velteri Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam

References


  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  3. Suddee, S., Paton, A.J. & Parnell, J.A.N. (2005). Taxonomic Revision of the tribe Ocimeae Dumort (Lamiaceae) in continental South East Asia III. Ociminae. Kew Bulletin 60: 3-75.
  4. Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  5. Cat's Whiskers Plant Excellent For Attracting Bees, Butterflies and Hummingbirds To Home Landscape


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Orthosiphon aristatus est une espèce de plantes de la famille des Lamiaceae originaire d'Asie du Sud-Est et de certaines régions tropicales de l'Australie, utilisée comme plante médicinale.


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