Perilla frutescens

TaxID: 48386

Basic Information

Perilla frutescens

Beefsteak, Beefsteak Plant, beefsteak plant

Perilla frutescens, known as deulkkae (Korean: ??) or Korean perilla in Korea, as egoma (Japanese: ) in Japan, and as zisu (Chinese: ) in China, is a species of Perilla in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is an annual plant native to Southeast Asia and Indian highlands, and is traditionally grown in the Korean peninsula, southern China, Japan and India as a crop. A variety of this plant, P. frutescens var. crispa known as "shiso", is widely grown in Japan. An edible plant, perilla is grown in gardens and attracts butterflies. It has a strong mint-like smell. The major volatile compound responsible for this characteristic aroma is perilla ketone, which is present in particularly high amounts in the leaves of Perilla frutescens described in this article. In the United States, Perilla frutescens is a pest weed, toxic to cattle after ingestion.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Lamiales

Lamiaceae

Perilla

frutescens

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) H. Wilson Montgomery@BY-NC
Perilla frutescens
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(c) Lindsay Anderson@BY-NC
Perilla frutescens
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(c) Katja Schulz@BY
Perilla frutescens
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(c) Jen Schlauch@BY-NC
Perilla frutescens
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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (0 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

No quarantine status records available.

Distribution (51 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Bosnia and Herzegovina Present —
Belarus Present —
Brazil Present —
Bhutan Present —
Cambodia Present —
Canada Present
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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