Lamiaceae
Orthosiphon

Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.

First published in Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 943 (1858)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Fiji, Niue, Samoa

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bramley, G.L.C. & al. (eds.) in Ridley, H.N. (2022). Flora of the Malay Peninsula, ser. II, 9: 1-301. Authority of teh Government of the Straits Settlements.
  • Bramley, G.L.C. (2019). Flora Malesiana 23: 1-444. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Karthigeyan, K., Pandey, R.P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2: 1-689. Botanical Survey of India. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
  • Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Smith, A.C. (1991). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 5: 1-626. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bramley, G.L.C. & al. (eds.) in Ridley, H.N. (2022). Flora of the Malay Peninsula, ser. II, 9: 1-301. Authority of teh Government of the Straits Settlements.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Karthigeyan, K., Pandey, R.P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2: 1-689. Botanical Survey of India. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
  • Khanam, M. & Hassan, M.A. (2008). Lamiaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 58: 1-161. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Smith, A.C. (1991). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 5: 1-626. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 19, 2016 Kungkai, R. [93] Borneo K000939125 No
Nov 27, 2015 Bernard, L. [S.55756] Malaysia K001635570 Yes
Nov 27, 2015 Bernard, L. [S.55756] Malaysia K000734918 Yes
Oct 1, 2013 Eanghourt, M.S. [667] Cambodia K000938216 No
Sep 23, 2010 Gwynne Vaughan, D.T. [521] Thailand K000897135 No
Sep 23, 2010 Hardial [565] Singapore K000897134 No
Jan 1, 2010 Du, N.V.et, al. [HNK 3419] Vietnam K000249668 No
Jan 1, 2010 Barbon [13125] Philippines K000249644 No
Jan 1, 2010 Datu, A. [71065] Malaysia K000897128 No
May 23, 2008 Erlinawati, I. [239] Indonesia K000897131 No
Jan 1, 2008 Nielsen, I.C.; Suddee, S.; Hemrath, N.; Rithipheth, J. [1913] Thailand K000935476 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Cheng, S.K.; Leti, M.; Kim, S.; Drouart, N. [CL1014] Cambodia K000935474 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Godefroy [617] Vietnam K000935481 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Tagawa, M.; Shimizu, T.; Hutoh, M. [9855] Thailand K000935479 Holotype No
Jan 1, 2000 Sands, M.J.S.; Johns, R.J. [6233] Indonesia K000897097 No
Jul 3, 1999 Soejarto, D.D.; Southavong, B.H. [10784] Laos K000935478 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Cuming, H. [734] Philippines K000897108 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Smitinand, T.; Flato, K.F. [6105] Thailand K000935480 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Cuming, H. [734] Philippines K000897107 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Ambriansyah; Arifin, Z. [318] Indonesia K000897127 No
Jan 1, 1992 Lee, B.; Dyg. Awa [50005] Malaysia K000897125 No
Jan 1, 1992 Lee, B.; Dyg. Awa [50005] Malaysia K000897126 No
Nov 10, 1978 Verdcourt, B.; Unkau [5118] Papua New Guinea K000897093 No
Jan 7, 1974 Chai, P. [33341] Malaysia K000897124 No
Apr 1, 1964 Henderson, M.R. [29092] Malaysia K000897136 No
Jan 1, 1964 Robinson, C.B.; Ramos, M. [11953] Philippines K000897106 No
Loher, A. [4216] Philippines K000897102 No
Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K000897112 No
Kulip, J.; Majawat, G. [140589] Malaysia K000897121 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K000897111 No
Polak, A.M. [1020] Indonesia K000939081 No
Robinson, H.C. [5761] Thailand K000935496 Yes
Kochummen, K.M. [98763] Malaysia K000897137 No
Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [NGF44423] Papua New Guinea K000897090 No
Fryar, D. [3983] Papua New Guinea K000888377 No
Wiriadinata, H. [477] Indonesia K000897129 No
Elbert, J. [3692] Indonesia K000897118 No
Larsen, K. [10704] Thailand K000935497 Yes
Cheesman, L.E. [96] Papua New Guinea K000897092 No
Lütjeharms, W.J. [5032] Indonesia K000897113 No
Zollinger, H. [566] Indonesia K000897117 No
Poilane, E. [s.n.] Vietnam K000935475 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2997] Papua New Guinea K000897101 No
Christensen, H. [506] Indonesia K000897120 No
Hartley, T.G. [11558] Papua New Guinea K000897094 No
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21057] Malaysia K000897123 No
Cuming, H. [1357] Philippines K000897103 No
Lütjeharms, W.J. [5032] Indonesia K000897114 No
Cheesman, L.E. [96] Papua New Guinea K000897088 No
Middleton, J.; Suddee, S.; Davies, S.J.; Hemrat, C. [1005] Thailand K000935477 Yes
Kostermans, A. [22004] Indonesia K000897130 No
Anta; Wentholt, A.F. [239] Indonesia K000897098 No
Sigin; Amin [85850] Malaysia K000897122 No
Kerenga, K.; Croft, J.R. [LAE77324] Papua New Guinea K000888378 No
Smiles, F.H. [s.n.] Thailand K000935493 Yes
Anta; Wentholt, A.F. [43] Indonesia K000897099 No
Ramos, M. [41143] Philippines K000897104 No
Riswan, S.; Afriastini, J.J. [J020] Indonesia K000897119 No
Loher, A. [4216] Philippines K000897105 No
Brass, L.J. [27621] Papua New Guinea K000897100 No
Wallich, N. [s.n.] K000911651 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] K000911650 Syntype Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [194] Papua New Guinea K000897089 No
Verdcourt, B. [4950] Papua New Guinea K000897095 No

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0