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Jellyworts
Platostoma
Platostoma is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. Mesona and Acrocephalus has been known as its synonyms.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Chinese Mesona
speciesPlatostoma palustre
Platostoma rotundifolium
speciesPlatostoma rotundifolium
Platostoma montanum
speciesPlatostoma montanum
African Jellywort
speciesPlatostoma africanum
Platostoma longicorne
speciesPlatostoma longicorne
Platostoma calcaratum
speciesPlatostoma calcaratum
Platostoma hispidum
speciesPlatostoma hispidum
Platostoma madagascariense
speciesPlatostoma madagascariense
Platostoma cochinchinense
speciesPlatostoma cochinchinense
South Indian Jellywort
speciesPlatostoma menthoides
Platostoma strictum
speciesPlatostoma strictum
Platostoma coloratum
speciesPlatostoma coloratum
Platostoma elongatum
speciesPlatostoma elongatum
Platostoma glomerulatum
speciesPlatostoma glomerulatum
Platostoma fastigiatum
speciesPlatostoma fastigiatum
Platostoma thymifolium
speciesPlatostoma thymifolium
Manipuri Jellywort
speciesPlatostoma verbenifolium
Platostoma tridechii
speciesPlatostoma tridechii
Platostoma palniense
speciesPlatostoma palniense
Pha Taem Jellywort
speciesPlatostoma mekongense
Platostoma busbanianum
speciesPlatostoma busbanianum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 344266.