Cumisctin (English spelling)

Japanese: クミスクチン（英語表記）cumisctin

A perennial plant of the Lamiaceae family. It is called Kumis (beard) Kuching (cat) in Malay because the long extending stamens look like cat whiskers, and is also known as Neko no Hige in Japanese. It grows to a height of 30cm to 2m. The stem is a square column shape, and the base is slightly woody. It has opposite ovate, sawtoothed leaves, and a raceme inflorescence at the top of the stem, which bears flowers in a ring shape in several tiers, blooming successively from the bottom up. The corolla is white or purplish, 1-1.5cm long, and has four stamens that protrude about 2cm from the corolla.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

シソ科の多年草。長く伸び出るおしべが，ネコのひげのように見えるのでマレー語でクミス(ひげ)クチン(ネコ)と呼ばれ，ネコノヒゲの和名もある。高さ30cmから2mになる。茎は四角柱形をし，基部はやや木化する。卵形で鋸歯のある葉を対生し，茎の頂端部に総状の花序を出し，なん段も輪状に花をつけ，下部から順次咲き上がっていく。花冠は白または帯紫色で長さ1～1.5cm，おしべは4本で，花冠より2cmほどつき出す。

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