MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

 Sorting Perilla names



This is the updated version of our original file Perilla.html adapted to the current format (2009). Some details have been omitted in both Chinese and Japanese. People with a need in those languages can refer back to the old file. If one is looking for photos of quality properly identified (we think) we have linked to some of the most promising sites from the records below.


Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :


  • Dentidia nankinensis Lour. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Dentidia purpurascens Pers. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. purpurascens (Hayata) H. W. Li   A
  • Dentidia purpurea Poir. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. purpurascens (Hayata) H. W. Li   A
  • Melissa cretica Lour. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Melissa maxima Ard. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Mentha perilloides Lam. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Mentha reticulosa Hance -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Ocimum crispum Thunb. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Ocimum frutescens L. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Perilla albiflora Odashima -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton ?
  • Perilla arguta Benth. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton ?
  • Perilla arguta Benth. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane ?
  • Perilla avium Dunn -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Perilla citriodora (Makino) Nakai -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. citriodora (Makino) Ohwi
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton A
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. acuta (Thunb.) Kudo -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. purpurascens (Hayata) H. W. Li   A
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. acuta (Thunb.) Kudo f. discolor Makino -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.- Mazz. f. atropurpurea hort.
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. arguta (Benth.) Hand.-Mazz. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. auriculato-dentata C. Y. Wu et Hsuan ex H. W. Li
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. citriodora (Makino) Ohwi
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Deane ex Bailey -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) Decne -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Benth.) H. W. Li -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane A
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane A
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.- Mazz. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.- Mazz. f. atropurpurea hort.
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Decne. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa Decne. f. atropurpurea Kudo -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.- Mazz. f. atropurpurea hort.
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) H. Deane f. viridis (Makino) Makino -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) H. Deane 'Viridicrispa' -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. hirtella (Nakai) Makino  (multipl. Jap. ref.)
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. japonica (Hassk.) H. Hara -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. japonica (Hassk.) Hara f. atropurpurea hort. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.- Mazz. f. atropurpurea hort.
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. nankinensis (Lour.) Britton -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. var. oleifera hort. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. var. frutescens
  • Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. purpurascens (Hayata) H. W. Li    A
  • Perilla fruticosa D. Don -> Elsholtzia fruticosa (D. Don) Rehder
  • Perilla hirtella Nakai -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. hirtella (Nakai) Makino
  • Perilla nankinensis (Lour.) Decne. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton ?
  • Perilla nankinensis (Lour.) Decne -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane ?
  • Perilla ocimoides L. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
  • Perilla ocimoides L. var. typica hort. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Perilla ocymoides L. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton (ref. GRIN)
  • Perilla ocymoides L. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens (ref. Flora of China)
  • Perilla ocymoides L. var. crispa Benth. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane
  • Perilla ocymoides L. var. japonica Hassk. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Perilla ocymoides L. var. purpurascens Hayata -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. purpurascens (Hayata) H. W. Li    A
  • Perilla schimadae Kudo -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. purpurascens (Hayata) H. W. Li     A
  • Perilla urticaefolia Salisb. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens
  • Plectranthus nankinensis (Lour.) Spreng. -> Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane


Notes on vernacular and botanical nomenclature.


Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton

SYNONYM(S) : Dentidia nankinensis Lour., Melissa cretica Lour., Melissa maxima Ard., Mentha perilloides Lam., Ocimum frutescens L., Perilla arguta Benth., Perilla avium Dunn, Perilla ocymoides L., Perilla urticaefolia Salisb.

ARABIC : بيريلا لاسنمية , بيريلا شجيرية .

ASSAMESE : Arim, বন-তিল Ban-til (as Perilla ocimoides L.), বন-তুলসী Ban-tulsi (as Perilla ocimoides L.).

BENGALI : Ban tulsi.

CHINESE : 白苏 Bai su, Qing su.

DANISH : Bladmynte, Kinesisk Mynte, Perillafrø (seeds), Perillablad (leaf).

ENGLISH : Beefsteak plant, Chinese basil, Common perilla, Green-leaved perilla, Perilla, Rattlesnake weed, Wild coleus, Wild perilla, Wild sesame.

ESTONIAN : Pronks-lutiklill, Pronksleht.

FINNISH : Veripeippi.

FRENCH : Pérille, Pérille verte sauvage, Pérille verte de Chine, Persil japonais, Mélisse verte sauvage.

GERMAN : Chinesische Melisse, Nessellippe, Schwarznessel, Wilder Sesam.

HEBREW : פְּרִילָה Perilah.

HINDI : Bhangiri, Bhangjeera, बनजीरा Banjira (Bhanjira), पेरिल्ला फ्रूटीसेन्स.

HUNGARIAN : Kínai bazsalikom, Vad szezám.

ITALIAN : Perilla.

JAPANESE : アオジソ Ao jiso, シソ  Shiso, 紫蘇 Shiso, しそ  Shiso.

KOREAN : 들깨 Deul kkae (Deul gae), 들깨엽  Deul kkae yeop (leaves), 들깨잎 Deul kkae ip (leaves),  깻잎 Kkaes ip (Gaes ip) (leaves).

LAOTIAN : Nga: ch:in, Nga: chieng,

MALAY : Daun shiso.

NEPALESE : Silaam.

NORWEGIAN : Perilla, Perillafrø (seed), Perillablad (leaf).

PERSIAN : پریلا فروتسانس .

PORTUGUESE : Perila, Manjericão-japonês (Brazil), Shissô (Brazil).

RUSSIAN : Японский базилик Iaponskii bazilik, Перилла Японско Perilla Iaponsko, Перилла базиликовая Perilla bazilikovaia (as Perilla ocimoides L.), Перилла кустарниковая Perilla kustarnikovaia.

SPANISH : Perilla.

SWEDISH : Bladmynta, Kinesisk bladmynta.

THAI : งาขี้ม้อน Nga khi mon (Northern Thailand), งามน Nga mon (Shan), แง Ngae, No (Karen).

TURKISH : Çin fesleğeni.

VIETNAMESE : Lá tía tô, Rau tía tô, Tía tô.


Photo of  calyx by Jacki Dee on flickr. (may not be strictly identified but similar to most within this species)
Photo of seeds on Korean site 안심農  (AnSimNong).
Photo of seeds by KITA (Korea International Trade Association).

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton (Koreana Group)

JAPANESE :  エゴマ Egoma,   えごま  Egoma.

KOREAN : 적쌈잎들깨 Jeok ssam ip deul kkae.


Photos of  green and red types on Korean site yousunny.com which may or not be representing this specific group. It is identified as var. acuta elsewhere.

This group remains to be confirmed. This may simply be the perilla-oil rich species.

Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. auricula-dentata C. Y. Wu & Hsuan ex H. W. Li

CHINESE : 耳齿 Er chi.




Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. acuta (Thunb.) Kudo

CHINESE : 野生紫苏 Ye sheng zi su .

ENGLISH : Purple mint.

FRENCH :  Pérille rouge sauvage.

JAPANESE : アカジソ Aka jiso.

KOREAN :   자소엽 (紫蘇葉)  Ja so yeop (purple leaves).

PORTUGUESE : Shissô roxo (Brazil).

RUSSIAN :Красного шисо Krasnogo shiso.


Photograph at Haira's Photo Gallery, Japan.




Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. acuta (Thunb.) Kudo f. discolor Makino

SYNONYM(S) :  Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane 'Discolor'

JAPANESE :   カタメンジソ  Katamen jiso.

KOREAN :   청소엽  (靑蘇葉)  Cheong so yeop  (green leaves).

It is very difficult to distinguish this species / form from the Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.- Mazz. f. atropurpurea hort. It may simply be the green form.


Photographs on Professor Yasue's Online Plant Album at Miyagi University of Education, Japan.
Photograph by Rolv Hjelmstad at Urtekildens planteleksikon.




Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. citriodora (Makino) Ohwi

SYNONYM(S) : Perilla citriodora (Makino) Nakai

ENGLISH : Lemon scented perilla.

FRENCH : Pérille citronnée.

JAPANESE : レモンエゴマ Remon egoma.

KOREAN :  레몬들깨   Re-mon-deul-kkae.

PORTUGUESE : Shissô cítrico (Brazil).





Photographs on Japanese site.
Photograph by Rolv Hjelmstad at Urtekildens planteleksikon.



Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane

SYNONYM(S) : Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.- Mazz, Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Decne., Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) H. Deane f. viridis (Makino) Makino, Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) H. Deane 'Viridicrispa', Plectranthus nankinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

CHINESE : 回回苏 Hui hui su.

FRENCH : Pérille japonaise à feuilles vertes,  Pérille cultivée à feuilles crispées, Shiso à feuilles vertes.

JAPANESE : アオチリメンジソ Ao chirimen shiso, アオ ジソ Ao jiso, チリメンアオジソ Chirimen ao jiso, チリメンジソ Chirimen jiso, シソ Shi so, Shiso no mi.

KOREAN : 차즈기 Cha jeu gi  (seeds), 꿀풀과  Kkul pul gwa,  와자소  Wa ja so,  청소엽  (靑蘇葉)  Cheong so yeop  (green leaves).

PORTUGUESE : Shissô verde (Brazil), Flor de shissô (Brazil).



Photograph on our own server and copy on flickr.
Photograph labelled as "Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. viridis" at Haira's Photo Gallery, Japan.



Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) W. Deane f. atropurpurea hort.

SYNONYM(S) : Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa Decne. f. atropurpurea Kudo, Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. japonica (Hassk.) Hara f. atropurpurea hort., Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa (Thunb.) Hand.- Mazz. f. atropurpurea hort.

CHINESE : Zhou zi su.

ENGLISH : Beefsteak plant, Purple shiso, Ruffled-leaved purple perilla.

FRENCH : Pérille japonaise à feuilles rouges,  Pérille cultivée à feuilles rouges-crispées,  Pérille rouge cultivée, Pérille pourpre du Japon, Mélisse rouge cultivée, Mélisse pourpre du Japon, Shiso à feuilles rouges.

GERMAN : Purpurrot Perilla , Rotes Shiso, Schwarznessel.

JAPANESE : アカチリメンジ ソ Aka chirimen jiso.

KOREAN :  자소엽 (紫蘇葉)  Ja so yeop (purple leaves).

PORTUGUESE : Shissô roxo (Brazil), Folhas de shissô roxas (Brazil).

SPANISH : Perilla rojo púrpura.



Photograph on our own server and copy on flickr.
Beautiful shots of red deeply cut foliage at "Perennial Gardening on the Prairies", USA.



Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. frutescens

SYNONYM(S) : Dentidia nankinensis Lour., Melissa cretica Lour., Melissa maxima Ard., Mentha perilloides Lam., Ocimum frutescens L., Perilla arguta Benth., Perilla avium Dunn, Perilla ocymoides L., Perilla urticaefolia Salisb.

CHINESE : 紫苏 Zi su, 油用苏子 You yong su zi.

ENGLISH : Oil perilla.

ESTONIAN : Õli-lutiklill .

FRENCH : Pérille oléifère.

JAPANESE :  エゴマ Egoma,   えごま  Egoma.

KOREAN : 적쌈잎들깨 Jeok ssam ip deul kkae.


Many of these common names also apply to the species Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. The synonyms also are interchangeable for practical reasons rather than taxonomic reasons.


Photograph at Mizurin, Japan.



Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. hirtella (Nakai) Makino

ENGLISH : Rough wild shiso.

JAPANESE : トラノオジソ Torano ojiso.

KOREAN : 레몬들깨   Re-mon-deul-kkae.



Photographs in Japan, text in Korean.





Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. purpurascens (Hayata) H. W. Li

SYNONYM(S) : Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. var. acuta (Thunb.) Kudo., Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. var. atropurpurea hort., Perilla ocymoides L. var. purpurascens Hayata, Dentidia purpurascens Pers., Dentidia purpurea Poir.

CHINESE : Hong su, Hong zi su, 野生紫苏 Ye sheng zi su .

ENGLISH : Common purple perilla, Purple-leaved common perilla, Purple perilla, Purple shiso, Wild perilla.

FINNISH : Kähäräveripeippi.

FRENCH : Pérille rouge sauvage, Pérille rouge de Chine, Mélisse rouge sauvage, Mélisse sauvage à feuilles rouges.

JAPANESE : アカジ ソ Aka jiso, Aka shiso, カタメチリメンジソ Katame chirimen jiso.



Photograph by Rolv Hjelmstad at Urtekildens planteleksikon.



NOTES


Taxonomically speaking there is still some confusion in the synonymy of Perilla. We have adopted the USDA GRIN Database preferred name for the "Ruffle-leaved green perilla" but unfortunately they do not recognize the purple type. We have therefore adapted the name to the purple form.

We currently (2009) recognize the following distinct types. Plain green leaf, Plain red leaf, Frilly-leaved green (shiso), Frilly-leaved red (red shiso). There is a type with green leaves that are purple on the back (들깨엽  Deul kkae yeop). There is a Korean type which can be differentiated from the Japanese types. There is the oil rich perilla and finally there are now some extraordinarily variegated ornamental types. We will be calling soon to the international community for some cooperation on a special page to iron out the differences of opinion.

A modern linguist would regard most of the common names as misapplied given that Perilla is a unique plant. Looking at the synonyms of the past one discovers that Perilla has been called a basil (Ocimum), a culinary coleus (Coleus), a melisse (Melissa), a mint (Mentha), a persil / parsley (Petroselinum), a wild sesame (Sesamum) etc. It is understandable that the common names in most languages have matched the botanical binomials of the past or vice-versa. Rather than italicise all these names we have bolded those that appear most correct to us. This will also become clearer when the above mentioned page will have materialised




HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Perilla Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (M.M.P.N.D) - A Work in Progress. Hosted by
The University of Melbourne - Australia. < http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Perilla-new.html > (2010).



REFERENCES
General Bibliography
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Specific & complementary



EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 23 languages provided by the European Commission < http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller >.

FAO, 2009, AGROVOC Thesaurus - 27/11/2008. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. < http://www.fao.org/aims/ag_intro.htm >.

FLRHT, Envis Centre on Conservation of Medicinal Plants situated at the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Heath Traditions, Bangalore. Environmental Information System (ENVIS) is Supported by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. < http://envis.frlht.org.in/botanical_search.php?txtbtname=Perilla&gesp=5672%7CPerilla+frutescens+%28L.%29+BRITT >.

GRIN USDA, ARS, 2009, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: < http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl? >.

Haira, 2001 - 2007, Haira's Photo Gallery. Cannot find a general index but see links under above records.

Yasue (Prof.) 2004, Online Plant Album at Miyagi University of Education, Japan. < http://plantdb.ipc.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/php/search.php?zokumei=%A5%B7%A5%BD%C2%B0 > (Japanese names).


Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : Dinesh Valke.


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