Mosla dianthera
(Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Maxim.
Lamiaceae
Calamintha clinopodium nepalensis (D.Don) Dunn
Cunila buchananii Spreng.
Cunila nepalensis D.Don
Hedeoma nepalensis (D.Don) Benth.
Lumnitzera ocimoides Jacq. ex Spreng.
Lumnitzera ocymoides Jacq. ex Spreng.
Lycopus diantherus Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
Melissa nepalensis (D.Don) Benth.
Moschosma ocymoides Benth. ex G.Don
Mosla formosana Maxim.
Mosla grosseserrata Maxim.
Mosla hirta (H.Hara) H.Hara
Mosla lysimachiiflora Hayata
Mosla ocymoides Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.
Mosla remotiflora Y.Z.Sun
Ocimum congestum Spreng. ex Steud.
Ocimum polycladum Link
Orthodon diantherus (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Hand.-Mazz.
Orthodon fomosanus (Maxim.) Kudô
Orthodon grosseserratus (Maxim.) Kudô
Orthodon hirtus H.Hara
Orthodon lysimachiiflorus (Hayata) Masam.
Orthodon mayebaranus Honda
Orthodon punctatus tetrantherus Hand.-Mazz.
Orthodon tenuicaulis Koidz.
Common Name:
General Information
Mosla dianthera is an annual plant with a much-banched stem up to 100cms tall[
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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
58- Title
- Flora of Japan. (English translation)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ohwi. G.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1965
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
,
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.
Range
E. Asia - Russian Far East, eastern China, Japan, Korea, Nepal, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Phillipines.
Habitat
Grassy slopes in lowland and hills all over Japan[
58- Title
- Flora of Japan. (English translation)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ohwi. G.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1965
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
]. Hills, near water; at elevations from 200 - 2,300 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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Mosla dianthera has a range from the cold temperate zone to the subtropics.
It probably requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position.
Edible Uses
Young shoots - cooked. Although edible, they are not very pleasant[
178- Title
- Chinese Materia Medica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Stuart. Rev. G. A.
- Publisher
- Taipei. Southern Materials Centre
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
].
Medicinal
The leaves are carminative[
178- Title
- Chinese Materia Medica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Stuart. Rev. G. A.
- Publisher
- Taipei. Southern Materials Centre
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
,
218- Title
- Medicinal Plants of China
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S.
- Publisher
- Reference Publications, Inc.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 0-917256-20-4
- Description
- Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
]. Recommended in cases of heartburn[
218- Title
- Medicinal Plants of China
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S.
- Publisher
- Reference Publications, Inc.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 0-917256-20-4
- Description
- Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ in mid to late spring.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
