Lamiaceae

Anisomeles malabarica (L.) R.Br.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Anisomeles

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Anisomeles malabarica (Anisomeles malabarica) — FlowerPhoto: Aravinth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 马拉巴猫薄荷
Malayalam: കരിന്തുമ്പ
Tamil: பேய் விரட்டி, இரட்டைப் பேய்மருட்டி, பெருந்தும்பை, பேய்மருட்டி, பைசாசம்

Synonyms

Ajuga fruticosa Roxb.
Craniotome mauritianum (Pers.) Bojer
Epimeredi malabaricus (L.) Rothm.
Nepeta malabarica L.
Nepeta pallida Salisb.
Stachys mauritiana Pers.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Aravinth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Delince, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hopeland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Satheesan.vn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amar Bharathy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.