| Accepted name: |
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton |
| Synonym(s): |
-Ocimum frutescens L.
-Perilla ocimoides L.
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| English names: |
Shrubby Perilla
Beef-steak Plant
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPERFR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The drying seed oil is used for varnishes, paints, printing inks, Japanese oil paper, artificial leather, linoleum and protective clothing. It serves also as fuel and cooking oil(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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