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, first described as a genus in 1818. It is native to tropical parts of Africa, southern Asia, Papuasia, and

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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. In Indonesia 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'' 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'' Suddee & A.J.Paton — Cambodia # '' Platostoma borzianum'' (Chiov.) ined.. — Ethiopia # '' Platostoma calcaratum'' (Hemsl.) A.J.Paton — southern China, northern Indochina # '' Platostoma cambodgense'' Suddee & A.J.Paton — Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos # '' Platostoma clausum'' (Merr.) A.J.Paton — Culion Island in Philippines # '' Platostoma cochinchinense'' (Lour.) A.J.Paton — southern China, Indochina, Java, Sumatra # '' Platostoma coeruleum'' (R.E.Fr.) A.J.Paton — Angola, Zambia # '' Platostoma coloratum'' (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 ''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 ...

'' (Buscal. & Muschl.) ined.. — Mozambique # '' Platostoma hildebrandtii'' (Vatke) A.J.Paton & Hedge — Kenya, Tanzania # ''

Platostoma hispidum ''Platostoma hispidum'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is found in Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmi ...

'' (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'' (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