Mini-shiso

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Mini-shiso
• Mosla

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Perilla lanceolata
• Ocimum scabrum
• Orthodon punctulatus
• Mosla lanceolata
• Orthodon scaber
• Orthodon lanceolatus
• Mosla punctulata
• Ocimum punctulatum

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is categorized under the order Lamiales and the family Lamiaceae. Finally, its taxonomic classification concludes within the genus Mosla.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution across various regions of China. It can be found growing in the areas of China South-Central and China Southeast. Additionally, its presence extends to the northern territories of China, specifically within Inner Mongolia and Manchuria. The species is also documented to inhabit the regions of China North-Central. Together, these locations illustrate the wide environmental range of Mosla scabra throughout the country.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Mosla scabra is characterized by its classification as an annual species, meaning it completes its entire developmental cycle—from germination to seed production—within a single growing season. In terms of its structural growth strategy, it functions as a therophyte, a life form where the plant survives unfavorable seasons as ephemeral seeds, with the vegetative body dying off completely at the end of the lifecycle. This strategy allows the plant to rapidly exploit available resources during its brief period of activity before returning to a dormant seed state.

Life form :

therophyte

Lifecycle :

annual

Morphology

The morphology of Mosla scabra is characterized by its growth form as a non-woody herb. The plant typically reaches a mean height of approximately 0.6 m and exhibits a self-supporting climbing habit. It functions as an independent organism, lacking any parasitic tendencies, and maintains a terrestrial lifestyle rather than being epiphytic.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Parasite :

independent

Plant height mean:

0.6 m

Woodiness :

non-woody

Reproduction

The reproduction of Mosla scabra is characterized by the production of minute seeds that exhibit specific weight variations within the species. The seed mass typically maintains a mean value of 0.00023 g, indicating a highly consistent reproductive output in terms of individual seed density. Within the observed population, the seed mass ranges from a minimum of 0.0002 g (2e-04 g) to a maximum of 0.00026 g. These precise measurements suggest a specialized reproductive strategy involving small-scale seed dispersal, where the slight fluctuations in mass fall within a very narrow biological margin.

Seed mass max:

0.00026 g

Seed mass mean:

0.00023 g

Seed mass min:

2e-04 g

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Mosla scabra has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf.

Leaf

1. Frontiers in nutrition

Chemicals

Mosla scabra has 5 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Kaempherol, Luteoloside, Magnosalin, apigenin, luteolin.

Kaempherol

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Luteoloside

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Magnosalin

1. Phytochemistry

apigenin

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

luteolin

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Activities

Mosla scabra has 1 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antiviral.

Antiviral

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Conditions

Mosla scabra has 7 reported investigations on conditions identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cough, gastrointestinal diseases, lung diseases, lung inflammation.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Cough

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Gastrointestinal diseases

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Lung diseases

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Lung inflammation

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Viral infection

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Viral pneumonia

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Preparations

Mosla scabra has 3 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include total flavonoids, total lignans (MSTL), whole plant.

Total flavonoids

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Total lignans (mstl)

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Whole plant

1. Phytochemistry