Mosla dianthera

Family	Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily	Nepetoideae
Tribe	Elsholtzieae
Scientific name	Mosla dianthera (Buchanan-Hamilton ex Roxburgh) Maximovicz
Synonyms	Cunila nepalensis D. Don; Hedeoma nepalensis (D. Don) Bentham; Lycopus dianthera Buchanan-Hamilton ex Roxburgh; Lycopus diantherus Buchanan-Hamilton ex Roxburgh; Melissa nepalensis (D. Don) Bentham; Mosla ocimoides Buchanan-Hamilton ex Bentham; Mosla remotiflora Sun; Orthodon diantherus (Buchanan-Hamilton ex Roxburgh) Handel-Mazzetti; Orthodon grosseserratum (Maximovicz) Kudo; Orthodon punctatum (Thunberg) Kudo var. tetrantherus Handel-Mazzetti
Common name	(Japanese common name) hime jiso (ヒメジソ, 姫紫蘇 [meaning: dwarf siso (siso = Lamiaceae plants)])
	(English common name) miniature beefsteak plant
Distribution	(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
	(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan
Habitat	Swamp, rice paddy
Chromosomal number	unknown
Description	Plants electing 20-60cm tall. Leaves 2-4cm long, 1-2.5cm wide. Flowers pink or white corollas 4mm long, flowering in September to October. Annual plants.
Reference	Mosla dianthera (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Maxim.
	Mosla dianthera (Buchanan-Hamilton ex Roxburgh) Maximowicz
	Substituted phenyl (thiono)carbamates, herbicidal compositions containing the same as active ingredient and method of controlling weeds (US Patent 4491465/1985)
	Substituted phenyl carbamates, herbicidal compositions containing the same as active ingredient and method of controlling weeds (US Patent 4521242/1985)

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