''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
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, commonly called as Kapuri
first described in 1830. It is native to
China
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, the
Indian Subcontinent
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, and
Indochina
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.
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, leutiolin, and apigenin
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. A new hygrine
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-like compound has been found within the DNA of this plant.[
* '' Anisochilus adenanthus'' Dalzell & A.Gibson - southern India
* '' Anisochilus argenteus'' Gamble - southern India
* '']Anisochilus cambodianus
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Murata - Thailand, Cambodia
* '' Anisochilus carnosus'' (L.f.) Wall. - India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Himalayas, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand
* '' Anisochilus dysophylloides'' Benth. - Shervarayan Hills in Tamil Nadu
* ''Anisochilus harmandii
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
* '' Anisochilus mitis'' R.A.Clement - eastern Himalayas
* ''Anisochilus pallidus
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Wall. - Yunnan, India, Assam, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
* ''Anisochilus paniculatus
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Benth. - southern India
* ''Anisochilus plantagineus
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Hook.f. - southern India
* ''Anisochilus polystachys
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Benth. - Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas
* ''Anisochilus robustus
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Hook.f. - southern India
* ''Anisochilus scaber
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Benth. - southern India
* ''Anisochilus siamensis
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Ridl. - Thailand
* ''Anisochilus suffruticosus
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Wight - southern India
* ''Anisochilus velutinus
''Anisochilus'' is a genus in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called as Kapuri first described in 1830. It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. Has healing properties that deal with treatment for ailments known as gastric u ...
'' Trimen - Sri Lanka
* '' Anisochilus wightii'' Hook.f. - southern India
References
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Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera