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Platostoma palustre ''Platostoma palustre'', commonly known as Chinese mesona, is a species of plant belonging to the genus ''Platostoma'' of the mint family. The species grows extensively in East Asia such as south east China, Japan and Taiwan preferring ravines, ...

'' (synonyms ''Mesona chinensis'', ''M. elegans'', and ''M. procumbens''),Flora of China
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. 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 herb jelly, is a jelly-like dessert eaten in East and Southeast Asia. It is created by using Chinese mesona (a member of the mint family) and has a mild, slightly bitter taste. It is served chilled, wit ...

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the ''Platostoma palustre'' leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available.

Species

There are about 44-46 accepted species as below: # ''

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 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'' (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 borzianum ''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 ...

'' (Chiov.) ined.. — Ethiopia # ''

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 ''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 ...

'' Robyns — central Africa from Cameroon east to Tanzania and south to Angola # ''

Platostoma dilungense ''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 ...

'' (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 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 ''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 ...

'' (Benth.) A.J.Paton & Hedge — Madagascar # '' Platostoma mekongense'' Suddee — Thailand # ''

Platostoma menthoides ''Platostoma menthoides'' is a species of plant belonging to the mint family Lamiaceae and is found widely in Tamil Nadu, India. Traditionally this plant used in common cold and febrifuge An antipyretic (, from ''anti-'' 'against' and ' 'fev ...

'' (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 palniense'' (Mukerjee) A.J.Paton — southern India # ''

'' (Blume) A.J.Paton — Southeast Asia, southern China, Assam, Bangladesh, New Guinea # '' 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 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 ''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 & Hedge — Madagascar # '' Platostoma tridechii'' Suddee — Thailand # '' Platostoma verbenifolium'' (Watt ex Mukerjee) A.J.Paton — Assam, Bangladesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q969873 Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera