Thyme Java Tea

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Orthosiphon thymiflorus

Thyme Java Tea, a reference photo
Photo: SAplants · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Orthosiphon thymiflorus, commonly called the thyme piccadill or thyme Java tea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found across tropical Africa, in Madagascar, and in tropical Asia from Sri Lanka and peninsular India to China and Indonesia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Thyme Java Tea being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Species
Orthosiphon thymiflorus

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