Herbal Garden (Muligai Vanam) Karpooravalli

Coleus ambonicus Lour is a dicotyledonous herbal plant of the Lamiacea family. The plant is distributed throughout India. The plant is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics where it is used as a spice and ornamental plant. It is known to grow in rocky, loamy or sandy soil. C. ambonicus is a perennial herb with a life cycle of 3 – 10 years, fleshy and highly aromatic. It has a tendency to climb or creep, and can reach up to 1 m tall. Leaves simple, thick and fleshy, light green with opposite leaf arrangement (2.5 – 3 cm long, 2.5 – 3 cm wide). Leaves are broadly ovate or triangular in shape. Stems are tomentose (densely covered with short, soft hairs). 10 – 20 flowers are arranged in a verticil inflorescence (10 – 20 cm long). Flower has bell shaped calyx. Fruits are smooth nut lets, pale brown in colour.

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