''Platostoma'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the mint family,
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil (herb), ba ...
, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of
Africa
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, southern
Asia
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,
Papuasia
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, and
Australia
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> ''Mesona''[Flora of China]
/ref> or ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin
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, ''sian-chháu'' (仙草) in Taiwanese, ''leung fun cho'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese
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, ''sương sáo'' in Vietnamese
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, and ''cincau'' in Indonesian
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and Malay.
It is eaten as a snack in drinks, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly
Grass jelly, also known as leaf jelly or herbal jelly, is a Gelatin, jelly-like dessert originating in China. It is commonly consumed in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is created by using Platostoma palustre, Chinese mesona (a member of the ...
.
In Indonesia
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the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available.
Species
51 species are accepted.[
# '']Platostoma africanum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' P.Beauv — tropical Africa, southern India, Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia
# ''Platostoma albiflorum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' – Thailand
# ''Platostoma annamense
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton — Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia
# ''Platostoma axillaris
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' (Benth.) A.J.Paton — Assam
# ''Platostoma becquerelii
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' Suddee & A.J.Paton — Cambodia
# ''Platostoma busbanianum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' – Thailand
# ''Platostoma calcaratum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' (Hemsl.) A.J.Paton — southern China, northern Indochina
# ''Platostoma cambodgense
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' Suddee & A.J.Paton — Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos
# ''Platostoma clausum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' (Merr.) A.J.Paton — Culion Island in Philippines
# ''Platostoma cochinchinense
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' (Lour.) A.J.Paton — southern China, Indochina, Java, Sumatra
# ''Platostoma coeruleum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' (R.E.Fr.) A.J.Paton — Angola, Zambia
# ''Platostoma coloratum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' (D.Don) A.J.Paton — Yunnan, eastern Himalayas, northern Indochina
# '' Platostoma denticulatum'' Robyns — central Africa from Cameroon east to Tanzania and south to Angola
# '' Platostoma dilungense'' (Lisowski & Mielcarek) A.J.Paton — Zaïre, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
# '' Platostoma elongatum'' (Benth.) A.J.Paton — Sri Lanka, southern India
# '' Platostoma fastigiatum'' A.J.Paton & Hedge — Madagascar
# '' Platostoma fimbriatum'' A.J.Paton — Thailand
# '' Platostoma gabonense'' A.J.Paton — Cameroon, Gabon, Tanzania
# '' Platostoma glomerulatum'' A.J.Paton & Hedge — Madagascar
# '' Platostoma grandiflorum'' Suddee & A.J.Paton — eastern Indochina
# '' Platostoma helenae'' (Buscal. & Muschl.) ined.. — Mozambique
# ''Platostoma hemratianum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' – Thailand
# '' Platostoma hildebrandtii'' (Vatke) A.J.Paton & Hedge — Kenya, Tanzania
# '' Platostoma hispidum'' (L.) A.J.Paton — Southeast Asia, southern China, Assam, New Guinea
# '' Platostoma intermedium'' A.J.Paton — Thailand
# '' Platostoma kerrii'' Suddee & A.J.Paton — Thailand, Cambodia
# '' Platostoma lanceolatum'' (Chermsir. ex Murata) A.J.Paton — Thailand
# '' Platostoma laxiflorum'' A.J.Paton & Hedge — Madagascar
# '' Platostoma leptochilon'' Robyns — Zaïre
# '' Platostoma longicorne'' (F.Muell.) A.J.Paton — Queensland, New Guinea
# '' Platostoma madagascariense'' (Benth.) A.J.Paton & Hedge — Madagascar
# '' Platostoma mekongense'' Suddee — Thailand
# '' Platostoma menthoides'' (L.) A.J.Paton — Sri Lanka, southern India
# '' Platostoma montanum'' (Robyns) A.J.Paton — Zaïre, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi
# '' Platostoma ocimoides'' (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton — Thailand, Cambodia
# ''Platostoma ovatum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' – Thailand
# '' Platostoma palniense'' (Mukerjee) A.J.Paton — southern India
# '' Platostoma palustre'' (Blume) A.J.Paton — Southeast Asia, southern China, Assam, Bangladesh, New Guinea
# ''Platostoma parnellianum
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' – Thailand
# '' Platostoma rotundifolium'' (Briq.) A.J.Paton — tropical and southern Africa
# '' Platostoma rubrum'' Suddee & A.J.Paton — Thailand, Laos
# '' Platostoma siamense'' (Murata) A.J.Paton — Thailand
# '' Platostoma stoloniferum'' (G.Taylor) A.J.Paton — Thailand, Laos
# '' Platostoma strictum'' (Hiern) A.J.Paton — Zaïre, Angola, Zambia, Malawi
# ''Platostoma taiwanense
''Platostoma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. ''Mesona'' and ''Acrocephalus'' has been known as i ...
'' – Taiwan
# '' Platostoma taylorii'' Suddee & A.J.Paton — Thailand, Cambodia
# '' Platostoma tectum'' A.J.Paton — Thailand, Cambodia, Laos
# '' Platostoma tenellum'' (Benth.) A.J.Paton & Hedge — Madagascar
# '' Platostoma thymifolium'' (Benth.) A.J.Paton & Hedge — Madagascar
# '' Platostoma tridechii'' Suddee — Thailand
# '' Platostoma verbenifolium'' (Watt ex Mukerjee) A.J.Paton — Assam, Bangladesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar
References
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Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois