Cat's Whiskers
Orthosiphon aristatus
English Common Name: Cat's Whiskers
Chinese Name / 中文名: 猫须草 (Māo xū cǎo)
Other Local Name: Misai Kucing (Malay)
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Scientific Name: Orthosiphon aristatus
Synonym: Ocimum aristatum
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Lamiales > Lamiaceae (Mint Family) > Orthosiphon
Origin: Southeast Asia, Tropical Australia
Growth Habit: Shrub
Characteristic: A shrub with clusters of white flowers with long stamens that resembles whiskers.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering.
Uses: Medicinal plant for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Only leaf of plant are used as other parts may be poisonous.
Images Location: Johor, Malaysia
Chinese Name / 中文名: 猫须草 (Māo xū cǎo)
Other Local Name: Misai Kucing (Malay)
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Scientific Name: Orthosiphon aristatus
Synonym: Ocimum aristatum
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Lamiales > Lamiaceae (Mint Family) > Orthosiphon
Origin: Southeast Asia, Tropical Australia
Growth Habit: Shrub
Characteristic: A shrub with clusters of white flowers with long stamens that resembles whiskers.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering.
Uses: Medicinal plant for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Only leaf of plant are used as other parts may be poisonous.
Images Location: Johor, Malaysia

