Botanical family · Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
85 species in this family
The mint or sage family, universally recognised by its square stems and opposite aromatic leaves. A large family of herbs and shrubs with zygomorphic flowers, producing essential oils used in cooking, medicine, and perfumery. Includes mint, basil, lavender, rosemary, and teak.
- Square (4-angled) stems
- Opposite aromatic leaves with essential oils
- 2-lipped (bilabiate) flowers
Species in LAMIACEAE
- Thick leaved lavenderAnisochilus carnosus
- Western Hill Cat-mintAnisomeles heyneana
- Indian CatmintAnisomeles indica
- Malabar CatmintAnisomeles malabarica
- Indian Squirrel TailColebrookea oppositifolia
- Indian BorageColeus amboinicus
- Succulent Swedish IvyColeus prostratus
- ColeusColeus scutellarioides
- Sticky KeepsafeEndostemon viscosus
- jambhli manjiriEusteralis deccanensis
- Heyne's GomphostemmaGomphostemma heyneanum
- false ironwortHyptis capitata
- American MintHyptis suaveolens
- Blue IsodonIsodon coetsa
- Crested Flower IsodonIsodon lophanthoides var. lophanthoides
- Feather-leaved LavenderLavandula bipinnata
- lion's earLeonotis nepetifolia
- Common Leucas, ThumbeLeucas aspera
- Twinflower ThumbaLeucas biflora
- Tufted LeucasLeucas ciliata
- rough-leaf leucasLeucas decemdentata
- Hairy LeucasLeucas hirta
- Woolly LeucasLeucas lanata
- Lanceleaf LeucasLeucas lanceifolia
- lavender-leaved leucasLeucas lavandulifolia
- Longleaf ThumbaLeucas longifolia
- Horehound LeucasLeucas marrubioides
- WhiteWortLeucas martinicensis
- Mountain LucasLeucas montana
- Drooping LeucasLeucas nutans
- Starry LeucasLeucas stelligera
- Erect LeucasLeucas stricta
- Ceylon LeucasLeucas zeylanica var. zeylanica
- lemon balmMelissa officinalis
- spearmintMentha spicata
- Wide SpikenardMesosphaerum suaveolens
- Lemon Basil, Hoary BasilOcimum americanum
- Sweet Basil, Common basilOcimum basilicum var. basilicum
- Sweet Basil, Common basilOcimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum
- Wild Basil, Shrubby Basil, Lemon basil, Tea bushOcimum gratissimum
- Holy Basil, Sacred Basil, BasilOcimum sanctum
- Holy BasilOcimum tenuiflorum
- Sweet MarjoramOriganum majorana
- Cat's WhiskersOrthosiphon aristatus
- Pale PiccadillOrthosiphon pallidus
- Red Java TeaOrthosiphon rubicundus var. rubicundus
- ChilantippatamOrthosiphon thymiflorus
- Indian ColeusPlectranthus barbatus
- Malabar HullwortPlectranthus malabaricus
- Soft-Stem MintleafPlectranthus mollis
- coleusPlectranthus scutellarioides
- Bengal PogostemonPogostemon benghalensis
- PatchouliPogostemon heyneanus
- Panicled PogostemonPogostemon paniculatus
- White Shrub-MintPogostemon purpurascens
- Four-Leaf Shrub-MintPogostemon quadrifolius
- Hairy Shrub-MintPogostemon wightii
- Red SageSalvia coccinea
- Mealy Blue SageSalvia farinacea
- Mexican Bush SageSalvia leucantha
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
- Scarlet SageSalvia splendens
- Bicolor SkullcapScutellaria discolor
- Violet SkullcapScutellaria violacea
- Deccan SkullcapScutellaria wightiana
- Woolly GermanderTeucrium tomentosum
- Anisochilus argenteus
- Anisochilus dysophylloides
- Anisochilus henryi
- Anisochilus robustus
- Anisochilus scaber
- Anisochilus verticillatus
- Dysophylla tomentosa
- Gomphostemma eriocarpum
- Gomphostemma keralensis
- Isodon coetsa
- Leucas eriostoma var. eriostoma
- Leucas indica var. decipiens
- Leucas urticifolia
- Orthosiphon comosus
- Orthosiphon rubicundus var. hohenackeri
- Plectranthus bishopianus
- Plectranthus wightii
- Pogostemon mollis
- Pogostemon myosuroides
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