The leaves of this herb smell exactly like ajwan (Trachyspermum ammi), and are edible. Here is the photo of leaves and inflorescence.
It is Plectranthus barbatus (Lamiaceae), this plant have lots of medicinal value and commonly used for renal calculus.
It is Plectranthus amboinicus ( formerly called as Coleus ambonicus). It has huge lot of medicinal uses in Ayurveda as well as in traditional medicine. The leaf decoction /tea is used to treat cold and cough. The seeds are used to treat constipation. It is called Karpooravalli/Omavalli.
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. of Lamiaceae is correct identification.
Thank you all very much indeed. Your kind answers to my query has been of immense help.
There was slight confusion whether it's P. ambionicus or P. barbatus (as suggested by Shivaji Chaudhry), and comparing images of the latter on the Net seems to confirm it is P. barbatus.
Its Plectranthus amboinicus. You can also search images of both P. ambionicus and P. barbatus and compare them to confirm.
Surely it is Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. I have reported this plant from Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh (India).
Please check this link carefully
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/l/lamiaceae/plectranthus-amboinicus/plectranthus-amboinicus
Species Name: Plectranthus amboinicus
Family: Lamiaceae
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@ Arvind Singh: The photo of the leaves in your link: appears to be different from that of the plant in my photos. (i) the serrated margins of the leaves in your specimen (Plectranthus amboinicus) are shallower than those in my photo; (ii) the lead petioles in your photo are purple, while those are green in mine. Thus, unless they are populational variation, the plants seem to belong to different species.
Please refer to your question in which you stated that the herb smells like Ajwain and is edible. You have not followed the previous link carefully. Again I am pasting the same link along with two more links in which it has been clearly mentioned that the leaves of Plectranthus ambonicus smells like Ajwain and they are edible and are used in making pakoda. Moreover, I have not posted the link for picture. Now I am attaching several images of Plectranthus amboinicus with serrated leaf margins other variations in the characters.
http://www.seedsofindia.com/item/Ajwain-leaf-Plectranthus-amboinicus-200
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/l/lamiaceae/plectranthus-amboinicus/plectranthus-amboinicus
http://orkut.google.com/c17721779-taf3d7feba8023efb.html
Please find attached herewith some more images of Plectranthus amboinicus.
This is Plectranthus amboinicus once identified as Coleus amboinicus. It belongs to the family Lamiaceae.
Está muy bien la clasificación y les comparto que esta planta la hay en Colombia y está registrada en el Herbario del Instituto de Ciencias de la Universidad Nacional.
http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/ICN/?controlador=ShowObject&accion=show&id=341714
I was a bit confused about the same plant when my friend told me as ajwain. However I identified the plant as Plectranthes amboinicus after I saw the flower. Yes, Arvind Sir is right, my friend used the leaves for making pakora.
Plant is popularly known as Ajamo. Its earlier popular synonym was Coleus aromaticus
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