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Lamiaceae (mint family) »
Hyptis suaveolens HY-tis -- from the Greek huptios, turned back, referring to lower lip position of the flower swah-vee-OH-lens -- meaning, fragrant commonly known as: American mint, bush mint, chan, horehound, pignut, stinking Roger, wild spikenard • Bengali: বিলাতি তুলস bilatti tulas • Bihari: bhunsuri • Hindi: विलायती तुलसी vilaiti tulsi • Malayalam: നാറ്റപ്പൂച്ചെടി naatta poochedi • Marathi: भुस्त्रैण bhustrena, दर्प तुळस darp tulas, जंगली तुळस jungli tulas • Oriya: Ganga tulasi • Sanskrit: भुस्त्रैण bhustrna • Telugu: శీర్ణ తులసి sirna tulasi Native to: tropical America.. flowers clustered in upper axils, calyx obvious with 5 stiff bristles.. corolla blue to mauve.. leaves have a strong mint odor when crushed. References:
Flowers of India •
PIER species info • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar. Date: 14 October 2007, 10:05. Source:
Hyptis suaveolens. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.
