Orthosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Africa, Southern Asia and Queensland, with one species (O. americanus) in Colombia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of China Vol. 17 Page 298 鸡脚参属 ji jiao shen shu Orthosiphon Bentham, Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1300. 1830. They are herbaceous shrubs which grow to a height of . Some Orthosiphon species are popular garden plants because of their flowers, which are white and bluish with filaments resembling a cat's whiskers. In the wild, the plants can be seen growing in forests and along roadsides.
Common names in Southeast Asia are Misai Kucing (Malaysia), Kumis Kucing and Remujung (Indonesia), and Yaa Nuat Maeo (Thailand).
Species Orthosiphon adenocaulis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar Orthosiphon allenii (C.H.Wright) Codd - from Zaire + Tanzania to Zimbabwe Orthosiphon americanus Harley & A.J.Paton - Colombia Orthosiphon argenteus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar Orthosiphon aristatus Orthosiphon stamineus (Blume) Miq. - China, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Queensland; naturalized in Fiji Orthosiphon biflorus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar Orthosiphon bullosus Chiov. - Somalia Orthosiphon cladotrichos Gürke - Tanzania Orthosiphon cuanzae (I.M.Johnst.) A.J.Paton - Angola Orthosiphon discolor A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar Orthosiphon ellipticus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar Orthosiphon exilis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar Orthosiphon ferrugineus Balf.f. - Socotra Orthosiphon fruticosus Codd - Northern Province of South Africa Orthosiphon glandulosus C.E.C.Fisch - Assam, Ranong Province of southern Thailand Orthosiphon hanningtonii (Baker) A.J.Paton - Kenya, Tanzania Orthosiphon humbertii Danguy - Madagascar Orthosiphon incurvus Benth. in N.Wallich - Himalayas from Nepal to Myanmar Orthosiphon lanatus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam Orthosiphon miserabilis A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar Orthosiphon newtonii Briq. - Angola Orthosiphon nigripunctatus G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia Orthosiphon pallidus Royle ex Benth. - tropical + eastern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, India, Pakistan Orthosiphon parishii Prain - Myanmar, Thailand Orthosiphon parvifolius Vatke - Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda Orthosiphon pseudoaristatus Suddee - Thailand Orthosiphon robustus Hook.f. - Assam Orthosiphon rotundifolius Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Thailand, Vietnam Orthosiphon ruber A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar Orthosiphon rubicundus (D.Don) Benth. - southern China, Himalayas, Indochina Orthosiphon rufinervis G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia Orthosiphon sarmentosus A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar Orthosiphon scapiger Benth. - Himalayas Orthosiphon scedastophyllus A.J.Paton - Tanzania, Mozambique Orthosiphon schimperi Benth. - tropical + southern Africa from Guinea to Somalia south to Transvaal Orthosiphon schliebenii A.J.Paton - Tanzania Orthosiphon thymiflorus (Roth) Sleesen - tropical Africa, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Java †Orthosiphon truncatus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam but believed to be extinct Orthosiphon vernalis Codd - Eswatini Orthosiphon violaceus Briq - Angola Orthosiphon wattii Prain - Assam Orthosiphon wulfenioides (Diels) Hand.-Mazz. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan
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