Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Herbaceous Plant |
| Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
| Maximum Height | 0.5 m to 1 m |
Biogeography
| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
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Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Herbaceous plant with erect growth habit. |
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| Foliage | Leaves are ovate to lanceolate with toothed leaf margins. Leaf underside is hairy. Opposite leaves occur in decussate leaf arrangement with adjacent leaf pair perpendicular to one another. |
| Stems | Stems are slightly hairy and distinctly ribbed. |
| Flowers | Tiny, white flowers are tubular and 2-lipped (3 - 4 mm wide). The button-shaped inflorescence is composed of many flowers and occurs singly in the leaf axil. Flowers on the outer edge of the inflorescence open first with only a few flowers open at a time. |
| Fruit | Fruits are dark brown, egg-shaped nutlets (1 mm long, 0.3 - 0.4 mm wide). |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Fast |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | White |
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Image Repository
Others
| Master ID | 30744 |
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| Species ID | 5069 |
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