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Piccadills
Orthosiphon
Orthosiphon is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Africa, Southern Asia and Queensland, with one species (O. americanus) in Colombia. They are herbaceous shrubs which grow to a height of 1.5 m (5 ft). 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).
42 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cat's Whiskers
speciesOrthosiphon aristatus
Thyme Java Tea
speciesOrthosiphon thymiflorus
Mauve Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon parvifolius
Pale Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon pallidus
Red Java Tea
speciesOrthosiphon rubicundus
Bushveld Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon fruticosus
Orthosiphon rotundifolius
speciesOrthosiphon rotundifolius
Orthosiphon wulfenioides
speciesOrthosiphon wulfenioides
Orthosiphon biflorus
speciesOrthosiphon biflorus
Orthosiphon allenii
speciesOrthosiphon allenii
Cipolin Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon ellipticus
Running Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon sarmentosus
Orthosiphon humbertii
speciesOrthosiphon humbertii
Swazi Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon vernalis
Purple Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon schimperi
Orthosiphon adenocaulis
speciesOrthosiphon adenocaulis
Socotran Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon ferrugineus
Orthosiphon miserabilis
speciesOrthosiphon miserabilis
Orthosiphon parishii
speciesOrthosiphon parishii
Orthosiphon argenteus
speciesOrthosiphon argenteus
Colombian Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon americanus
Orthosiphon hanningtonii
speciesOrthosiphon hanningtonii
Orthosiphon discolor
speciesOrthosiphon discolor
Orthosiphon lanatus
speciesOrthosiphon lanatus
Orthosiphon nigripunctatus
speciesOrthosiphon nigripunctatus
Orthosiphon wattii
speciesOrthosiphon wattii
Orthosiphon exilis
speciesOrthosiphon exilis
Orthosiphon cuanzae
speciesOrthosiphon cuanzae
Orthosiphon cinereus
speciesOrthosiphon cinereus
Orthosiphon bullosus
speciesOrthosiphon bullosus
Orthosiphon incurvus
speciesOrthosiphon incurvus
Orthosiphon rufinervis
speciesOrthosiphon rufinervis
Orthosiphon truncatus
speciesOrthosiphon truncatus
Orthosiphon violaceus
speciesOrthosiphon violaceus
Orthosiphon scapiger
speciesOrthosiphon scapiger
Orthosiphon newtonii
speciesOrthosiphon newtonii
Orthosiphon robustus
speciesOrthosiphon robustus
Orthosiphon pseudoaristatus
speciesOrthosiphon pseudoaristatus
Orthosiphon ruber
speciesOrthosiphon ruber
Pangani Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon cladotrichos
Tendaguru Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon scedastophyllus
Rondo Piccadill
speciesOrthosiphon schliebenii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Orthosiphon in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 185263.