Lamiaceae FAMILY

Elsholtzia blanda

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elsholtzia blanda is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody below and persist; it can grow around 100 - 150cm tall. The stems and branches are densely velvety[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a food condiment. It is a potential commercial source of an essential oil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southeast China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sumatera)

HabitatMoist open places, open forests, ravines; at elevations from 800 - 2,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. Forest edges, light forest, glades, open heathland; at elevations around 1,000 - 1,800 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].