Pogostemon mollis – eFlora of India

March 23, 2014
Pogostemon

Pogostemon mollis Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 155 1833.;

Branched subshrub; branchlets several, hirsute, ascending. Leaves ovate-orbicular, to 3 x 1.5 cm, base cuneate, margin crenate, apex acute; petiole to 0.5 cm. Racemes spicate, uninterrupted, to 9 cm, mostly terminal; bracts linear. Calyx-lobes 5, subequal, 4.5 mm. Corolla white, 3 mm wide; limb obscurely 2-lipped; lobes 6 mm, obtuse. Stamens 4; 3 filaments longer, to 5mm.

Flowering and fruiting: October-February

Rocky areas of grasslands

Western Ghats (Endemic)

(From India Biodiversity Portal

Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)

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Pogostemon sp. for ID??PKA- March- 36 : Attachments (13). 3 posts by 2 authors.

Seen this herb (Looks like some Pogostemon sp, Lamiaceae Family) at Mullayanagiri Hills (Karnataka, Chikmagalur region).
Date/time: 26-01-2014/ 12:15PM
Habitat: Wild

It is Pogostemon mollis a common species in South India.

Lamiaceae for identification 160113MK02:

Please help me to identify this Lamiacee member with fragrance. This is seen in a rocky exposed surface.

Plant: 2.5 feet tall

Leaf: 5 cm long

Habitat: open dry place

Date: 27 Dec 2012

Place: Kolli Hills, TN (near Eastern Ghats)

Alt.: 1520 m asl

Pogostemon purpurescens, Lamiaceae

Many thanks …, is this an evergreen forest species?

Not really, we have it in Sawantwadi, MH too

Pogostemon mollis Benth. as per images herein and as per another thread: Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Pogostemon purpurascens :: MKMAY007

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Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Pogostemon purpurascens :: MKMAY007 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)

Name: Pogostemon purpurascens Dalz.

Family: Lamiaceae

Habitat: Open land near moist forest

Date: 27 Dec 2012

Location: Kolli Hills, TN

Alt.: 900 m asl

Is my ID right?

It is not Pogostemon purpurescns, it might be P. mollis

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Pogostemon atropurpureus Benth.SN27219 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Erect herb from Kothagiri area of Nilgiris

Why not Pogostemon mollis Benth. as per images and details herein ?

Yes to me it looks like Pogostemon mollis only

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP India Biodiversity Portal

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