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Anisomeles indica (L.) O. Kuntze.
An erect, camphor-scented, variable herb or
woody shrub, up to 2 m tall.
Quadrangular and softy pubescent.
Common Name : Indian catmint
Family : Lamiaceae
Thick, broadly ovate, 4-10 cm long and 2-6 cm
wide, base rounded or subcordate, apex acute,
margins crenate-serrate, hairy to softy
pubescent on both sides; petioles 1-7.5 cm long.
Flowers borne in dense whorls in leaf axils
below and in dense, spiked inflorescences, 8-32
cm long above; light purple or dark red with a
deep blue lower lip.
Nutlets 2.5 mm long, broadly ovoid with
rounded ends, smooth, polished, turning black
when ripe.
Weed ID Manual 29