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Anisomeles indica
Also called Indian Catmint
In Singapore: Catmint, Indian Catmint, Malabar Catmint, Kabling-Parang, Chodhara, 广防风, 鱼针草, 金剑草 (Grown in Singapore)
Anisomeles indica is an erect, mostly annual or short-lived perennial herb of the mint family, growing 1 to 2 m tall with square stems and a strong pungent smell. It is a tropical and subtropical plant that thrives in warm, humid conditions with full sun.
Anisomeles indica, or catmint, is a species of herbaceous plant native to eastern Asia and naturalized on some Pacific islands. It belongs to Lamiaceae family. In Bangla it's called Gobura/Opang, in Hindi - Kala bhangra/Gobara. Other names - Malabar catmint, Chedayan, Gopali, Thoiding Angoura,
Habit and Habitat
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anisomeles indica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
