EPPO Global Database

Orthosiphon aristatus(OTOAR)

Overview
Code created in: 2016-09-07

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: OTOAR
  • Preferred name: Orthosiphon aristatus
  • Authority: (von Blume) Miquel

Notes

Native to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, China (Taiwan), Malesia, New Guinea, Australia. Used medicinally.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Ocimum aristatum von Blume
Orthosiphon stamineus Bentham

Common names
Name Language
cat's moustache English
cat´s whiskers English
Java tea English
moustaches de chat French
thé de Java French
chá-de-java Portuguese
māo xū cǎo Chinese
貓鬚草 Chinese
kumis kucing Indonesian
misai kucing Indonesian