Rotheca serrata  (L.) Steane & Mabb.

Blue Fountain Bush, Blue-flowered Glory Tree, Beetle Killer​
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Rotheca
Species: serrata

  • Common names: Blue Fountain Bush, Blue-flowered Glory Tree, Beetle Killer​
  • Thai names: แข้งม้า khaeng ma (Chiang Rai), ควิโด khwi-do (Karen-Mae Hong Son), คุ้ยโดโจ khui-do-cho (Karen-Kamphaeng Phet), แคว้งค่า khwaeng kha (Northern), ชะรักป่า charak pa (Chiang Mai), ตรีชวา tri chawa (Central), ตั่งต่อ tang to (Northern), ตือซือซาฉ้อง tue-sue-sa-chong (Karen-Mae Hong Son), เตอสีพ่ะดู่ toe-si-pha-du (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ปอสามเกี๋ยน po sam kian (Northern), ผ้าห้ายห่อคำ pha hai ho kham (Loei), พรายสะเลียง phrai saliang (Nakhon Ratchasima), มักแค้งข่า mak khaeng kha (Prachin Buri), ยาแก้ ya-kae (Karen-Mae Hong Son), สะเม่าใหญ่ samao yai (Nakhon Ratchasima), สามสุม sam sum (Northern), หนาดคำ nat kham (Chiang Mai, Phrae), หมอกนางต๊ะ mok nang ta (Chiang Mai), หมักก้านต่อ mak kan to (Loei), หลัวสามเกียน lua sam kian (Chiang Mai), หูแวง hu waeng (Loei), อัคคี akkhi (Surat Thani), อัคคีทวาร akkhi thawan (Central, Chiang Mai), ฮังตอ hang to (Loei)
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge), Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Mae Hong Son (Pang Mapha)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Rotheca serrata from Thailand.
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Rotheca serrata Steane & Mabb. Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August
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Rotheca serrata Steane & Mabb. Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August
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Rotheca serrata, Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, September 2017
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Rotheca serrata, Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, September 2017
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Rotheca serrata, Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, September 2017
Rotheca serrata Doi Suthep Pui NP Oct 2019.jpg
Rotheca serrata, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Oct 2019
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Rotheca serrata, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Oct 2019
Rotheca serrata leaves Doi Suthep Pui NP Chiang Mai Oct 2019.jpg
Rotheca serrata, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Oct 2019
References: 
​The Plant List - accessed 23 Feb 2020
Forest Herbarium - BKF - accessed 23 Feb 2020
​Med Thai - accessed 23 Feb 2020
A Revision of the Genus Rotheca Raf. (Lamiaceae) in Thailand - CHARAN LEERATIWONG AND PRANOM CHANTARANOTHAI