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Useful Temperate Plants

Mosla dianthera

(Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Maxim.

Lamiaceae

+ Synonyms

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:

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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 *
HabitAnnual
Height0.30 m
Cultivation StatusWild

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.
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-12-30. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Mosla+dianthera>

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