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''Orthosiphon'' is a genus of plants in the Lamiaceae family native to Africa, Southern Asia and Queensland, with one species ''(O. americanus)'' in Colombia.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔(Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 298 鸡脚参属 ji jiao shen shu Orthosiphon ''Bentham'', Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1300. 1830. )〕 It is an herbaceous shrub which grows to a height of . Orthosiphon is a popular garden plant because of its unique flower, which is white and bluish with filaments resembling a cat's whiskers. In the wild, the plant can be seen growing in the forests and along roadsides. Common names in Southeast Asia are ''Misai Kucing'' (Malaysia), ''Kumis Kucing'' and ''Remujung'' (Indonesia), and ''Yaa Nuat Maeo'' (Thailand). The scientific names are ''Orthosiphon stamineus'' Benth, ''Ocimum aristatum'' BI and ''Orthosiphon aristatus'' (Blume). ;Species〔 # ''Orthosiphon adenocaulis'' A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon allenii'' (C.H.Wright) Codd - from Zaire + Tanzania to Zimbabwe # ''Orthosiphon americanus'' Harley & A.J.Paton - Colombia # ''Orthosiphon argenteus'' A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon aristatus'' (Blume) Miq. - China, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Queensland; naturalized in Fiji # ''Orthosiphon biflorus'' A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon bullosus'' Chiov. - Somalia # ''Orthosiphon cladotrichos'' Gürke - Tanzania # ''Orthosiphon cuanzae'' (I.M.Johnst.) A.J.Paton - Angola # ''Orthosiphon discolor'' A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon ellipticus'' A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon exilis'' A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon ferrugineus'' Balf.f. - Socotra # ''Orthosiphon fruticosus'' Codd - Northern Province of South Africa # ''Orthosiphon glandulosus'' C.E.C.Fisch - Assam, Ranong Province of southern Thailand # ''Orthosiphon hanningtonii'' (Baker) A.J.Paton - Kenya, Tanzania # ''Orthosiphon humbertii'' Danguy - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon incurvus'' Benth. in N.Wallich - Himalayas from Nepal to Myanmar # ''Orthosiphon lanatus'' Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam # ''Orthosiphon miserabilis'' A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon newtonii'' Briq. - Angola # ''Orthosiphon nigripunctatus'' G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia # ''Orthosiphon pallidus'' Royle ex Benth. - tropical + eastern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, India, Pakistan # ''Orthosiphon parishii'' Prain - Myanmar, Thailand # ''Orthosiphon parvifolius'' Vatke - Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda # ''Orthosiphon pseudoaristatus'' Suddee - Thailand # ''Orthosiphon robustus'' Hook.f. - Assam # ''Orthosiphon rotundifolius'' Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Thailand, Vietnam # ''Orthosiphon ruber'' A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon rubicundus'' (D.Don) Benth. - southern China, Himalayas, Indochina # ''Orthosiphon rufinervis'' G.Taylor - Angola, Zambia # ''Orthosiphon sarmentosus'' A.J.Paton & Hedge - Madagascar # ''Orthosiphon scapiger'' Benth. - Himalayas # ''Orthosiphon scedastophyllus'' A.J.Paton - Tanzania, Mozambique # ''Orthosiphon schimperi'' Benth. - tropical + southern Africa from Guinea to Somalia south to Transvaal # ''Orthosiphon schliebenii'' A.J.Paton - Tanzania # ''Orthosiphon thymiflorus'' (Roth) Sleesen - tropical Africa, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Java # †''Orthosiphon truncatus'' Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam but believed to be extinct # ''Orthosiphon vernalis'' Codd - Swaziland # ''Orthosiphon violaceus'' Briq - Angola # ''Orthosiphon wattii'' Prain - Assam # ''Orthosiphon wulfenioides'' (Diels) Hand.-Mazz. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan Orthosiphon pallidus (Jyoti) in Talakona forest, AP W IMG 8284.jpg|''Orthosiphon thymiflorus'' flower in Talakona forest, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India Orthosiphon pallidus (Jyoti) in Talakona forest, AP W IMG 8285.jpg|''Orthosiphon thymiflorus'' herb in Talakona forest, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orthosiphon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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