English: Catmint.
Region: east Asia, China, Japan, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.
Habitat: sunny, open locations, grasslands; teak forests; wet soils along streams and irrigated rice fields; usually scattered, sometimes locally numerous; elevations of 600 to 1800 metres.
Content: diterpenes, cytotoxic action.
Use: medicinal; ornamental; leaves for essential oil as a flavouring for sago cakes, perfumes and cosmetics; mosquito repellent; medicinal.
BotanyLarge, perennial herb; strongly aromatic; up to 2 metres tall.
Stem: more or less woody; persistent.
Pollination: by bees, insects, birds