eFlora of India

Category: Pogostemon

  • Pogostemon menthoides

    Pogostemon menthoides Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 825 (1826) (syn: Pogostemon fraternus Miq. ; Pogostemon macgregorii W.W.Sm.);
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    E. Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and W. & Central Malesia: Assam, Borneo, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO;
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    Decumbent herb,60-90cm.Stems straggling,branched,pubescent above,glabrescent below,often dull purple.Leaves ovate to ovate-oblong,2-8.4 x 1.6-4.6cm,acute,base rounded,margins irregularly serrate,both surfaces sparsely pilose and with numerous sessile glands;petiole 0.8-4cm.Spikes 3.5-14 x 2cm;whorls distant or conferted.Pedicels 1-2.5mm,lower 2 slightly longer.Corolla mauve to violet,6.5-7mm;lobes ± oblong,1-2mm.Stamens exserted beyond corolla for 4mm.Nutlets subglobose,rounded trigonous,0.9 x 0.9mm.
    Fl. March-April
    Steep grassy bank in damp forest.
    (Attributions: A.C.J Grierson & D.G Long. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE and RGoB. 1999 as per Bhutan Biodiversity Portal)
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    MS,March, 2023/03 Herb for id: 2 images.
    Location : Ailawng, Mizoram

    Altitude : ca.1,300 m
    Date : 18-03-2023
    Habit : Herb
    Habitat : Wild

    Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze !

    Pl. post high res. images to check the details as per keys at MS, April,2022/12 Pogostemon sp. for id.


    2 very high res. images.

    Keys from your book as available in the post (MS, April,2022/12 Pogostemon sp. for id.) lead me to Pogostemon fraternus Miq. (syn. of Pogostemon menthoides Blume).
    It is correct as per FoC illustration and POWO specimen and GBIF.

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    MS,March, 2023/07 Herb for id: 3 images.
    Location : Ailawng, Mizoram

    Altitude : ca 1,150 m
    Date : 18-03-2023
    Habit : Herb
    Habitat : Wild

    Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze ?? or,  Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth. ??

    This appears to be same as in MS,March, 2023/03 Herb for id

    Keys from your book as available in the post (MS, April,2022/12 Pogostemon sp. for id.) lead me to Pogostemon fraternus Miq. (syn. of Pogostemon menthoides Blume).
    It is correct as per FoC illustration and POWO specimen and GBIF.

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    MS, April, 2023/21 Herb for id: 3 images.
    Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram

    Altitude : ca.1,400 m
    Date : 18-04-2023
    Habit : Herb
    Habitat : Wild

    https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/22/pogostemon/ !

    I think close to images and details at
    https://efloraofindia.com/2023/03/28/pogostemon-menthoides/

     

     

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    References:
    POWO  specimen  GBIF  Catalogue of Life  BSI Flora of India  Flora of China  FoC illustration  India Biodiversity Portal  Bhutan Biodiversity Portal  Flora Malesiana

  • Pogostemon myosuroides

    Pogostemon myosuroides (Roth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 530 1891. (syn: Dysophylla myosuroides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Benth. ex Wall.; Eusteralis myosuroides (B.Heyne ex Roth) M.R.Almeida; Mentha myosuroides B.Heyne ex Roth);
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    01/01/2022NAK Pogostemon myosuroides?: 4 high res. images.

    This Pogostemon species was seen in Sandur, Karnataka on a rocky hill top plateau, 950 m asl, october 2021. There were 3 – 4 clumps in the immediate vicinity and I did not encounter these plants anywhere else. The plants are quite striking!
    Leaves were silky sericeous, opposite or whorled, and inflorecences in terminal spikes. 
    Am I correct in identifying it as Pogostemon myosuroides or is it something else?
    Please help in clarifying the identity.
    Date/Time- October 2021
    Location- Sandur, Karnataka, 950 m asl
    Habitat- Wild
    Plant Habit- Shrub
    Height/Length- 80 cm
    Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- simple and opposite/whorled
    Inflorescence Type/ Size- terminal spikes

    Yes!

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    Regarding identification of the species collected from Gajapati Odisha on December 23: 5 high res. images.

    Pogostemon myosuroides (Roth) Kuntze

     

     

     

     

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    References:
    POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of peninsular India India Biodiversity Portal  IBIS Flora

  • Pogostemon hispidus

    Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 254 1908. (Syn: Pogostemon parviflorus var. hispidus Benth.);
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    Assam to Thailand as per WCSP;
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    Assam; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand as per Catalogue of Life;
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    Elsholtzia sp. for ID : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
    Place : Hmuifang (1,500m alt.). Date : 25-11-2013.
    Habitat : Wild. Habit : Herb ?

    Looks like Elsholtzia pilosa but hair and bract characters not clear in photo Important in this genus.

    Again sending herewith another photo of Elsholtzia for confirmation. Attachments (1)

    Is it E. stautonii ?

    Yes, … Appears close to Elsholtzia stauntonii as per images at

    Pogostemon sp. ??

    Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain as per another thread: Herb for Id

     

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    Herb for Id : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).

    Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram
    Altitude : c. 1,500 m.
    Habit : Herb
    Habitat : Wild
    Date : 25-11-2013

    Pogostemon ??

    This most probably a Pogostemon parviflorus.

    Looks different from images at Pogostemon parviflorus Benth.

    This might be Pogostemon hispidus, kindly check it.

    Thanks, …, for the id.
    To me also appear close of Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain as per specimen at
    https://science.mnhn.fr/
    I could not find any other such material or images on net.
    WCSP gives its distribution from Assam to Thailand.
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    MS Oct,2018/12 Pogostemon sp. fo Id : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
    Location : Tan, Mizoram
    Date : 05-10-2018
    Habit : Herb
    Habitat : Wild
    Please check comparative images at
    Yes Pogostemon species. What is distributed in NE. In south we have P.benghalensis shrub like, P.paniculatus where flowers arranged one side, P.heyneanus white flowered etc
    I could not find a match at comparative images at Pogostemon‎
    It is the same as posted by you earlier at Pogostemon species- Hmuifang, Mizoram
    What are the species reported from your area ?
    The following spp. are reported in Mizoram :- Pogostemon amaranthoides, P. auricularius, P. brachystachys, P.crassicaulis, P. cruciatum, P. elsholtzioides, P. fraternus, P. glaber, P. linearis, P. paniculatus, P. parviflorus, P. stellatum var. roxburghianus &  P. wattii.
    Thanks, …, for the id in another thread.
    To me also appear close of Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain as per specimen at
    https://science.mnhn.fr/
    I could not find any other such material or images on net.
    WCSP gives its distribution from Assam to Thailand.
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    MS Jan.,2020 / 02 Pogostemon sp. (parviflorus ?) for ID : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
    Location : Mawmrang tlang, Mizoram

    Altitude : ca 1,600 m.
    Date : 08-11-2019
    Habit : Herb
    Habitat : Wild

    Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain ??

    Thanks, …, for the id.
    To me also looks closer to Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain rather than Pogostemon parviflorus Benth. as per comparative images at Pogostemon‎

    Please check also Pogostemon amaranthhoides, from photo not able to confirm but it is not P. parviflorus.

    May I request you to pl. post high resolution image of 1st, to further check the details.

    With these images I feel it is more close to Pogostemon hispidus as per specimen at MNHN rather than Pogostemon amaranthoides as per specimens at GBIF.

    Pogostemon hispidus is treated as synonym of Pogostemon parviflorus, indeed it was orginally described as variety of the latter. Hence it should be confirmed whether it is P. parviflorus or P. amarantoides.
    My manuscript says,
    The P. amarantoides can easily be distinguished by its glabrous calyx tube and white hairs at the inner surface of the calyx teeth. In addition, it is distinguished (except from P. heyneanus Benth. and P. tuberculosus Benth.) by its much interrupted inflorescence in which internodal distance are up to 2 cm long.

    Thanks, … I think high resolution image from …, should settle the issue.

    However, Pogostemon parviflorus Benth. (Bangladesh; Cambodia; China South-Central; China Southeast; India; Myanmar; Vietnam) and Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain (Assam; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand) are currently treated as independent species as per Catalogue of life

    Attachments (3) – 1 mb each.
    Thanks, …, for high resolution images.

    With these images I feel it is more close to Pogostemon hispidus as per specimen at MNHN rather than Pogostemon amaranthoides as per specimens at GBIF.

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    Ocimum??060410-PKA1 : Attachments (3). 17 posts by 7 authors.
    Came across this herb at Mizoram. Resembles some Ocimum sp??. This was found in wild in the forest cover.
    Botanical name: Ocimum sp??
    Family: Lamiaceae ?
    Date/Time- 10th November /11:20 AM
    Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Mizoram (Ailang)
    Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild
    Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb
    Height/Length- 20 to 40 cm high
    Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Hairy, Opposite, 1 to 2 cm X 0.5 to 1.5 cm , base rounded, tapered towards apex,   margins toothed,  petioles 8 to 10mm,

    The stem of this plant looks cylindrical to me, Lamiaceae has a square stem ……
    can please validate from the original photos where my observation is right?

    I checked with other photos. Not able to conclude but as u said, it does look some what cylindrical.
    A close up of stem would have helped us.
    I was initially thinking that it could be some Mentha sp.

    As you said I am also confirmed that the stem is cylindrical and if it is so then Mentha sp can be ruled out because it has a square [4-angled] stem as far as I know. Most of the Lamiaceae members have square stem which is diagonistic character of the family. But I am referring a name because the stem can be 4-angled but due to photographic angle its not visible. then i will say…….

    Mentha asiatica Borissova Bekrjasheva,
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    I find most character of this plant matches with with your specimen hence I am suggestion it. Characters which I have found common i coloured them in blue with bold letter please donot Take it otherwise I have only done this so that you can try to compare them with the original photos. Kindly validate ot wait for more better suggestions by experts.

    I also agree with you for Mentha asiatica color of corrlla and calyx and some other characters of the photographs match with the description of the said sp. Hope the id is correct.

    I also hope for the best!! This plant made me go through several floras and now if it is wrong then I will be extremely sad !!

    Perhaps you may not have to be sad, it is closest call. I have seen a lot of M. longifolia (from which it is not very distinct) in Kashmir, the only thing which worries me that the inflorescence is unusually long in our plant today.

    Any possibility of Pogostemon…???

    You have caught my thought, this inflorescence is too long and also robust but sir  due to the leaf character I feel hard to identify it as M longifolia.

    I didn’t mean to call it M. longifolia. If it can be identified with M. longifolia, then surely it is more correctly M. asiatica, I meant inflorescence is too long and robust for both the species.

    I Just told you that as u discussed the matter with me. Sorry if you have thought that I meant to say that you suggested M longifolia, you never told this name. Sorry For the misunderstanding I have created please pardon me for the innocence.

    Mentha asiatica as per earlier opinion.

    While interacting with …, he indicated that this could  be some sp. of “Elsholtzia“. I had cropped few pics. Requesting you to have a fresh look.

    E. stauntonii seems to be the closest call

    Mint shrub.

    Well. The close look shows it might be Ocimum or Orthosiphon (the stamens are much longer)

    Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain

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    MS,Nov.,2023/14 Herb for id: 2 images.
    Location : Ailawng, Mizoram

    Altitude : ca.1,380 m
    Date : 04-11-2023
    Habit : Herb
    Habitat : Wild

    Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain !

     

  • Pogostemon rugosus

    Pogostemon rugosus (Hook.f.) El Gazzar & L.Watson, Taxon 16: 187 1967. (syn: Dysophylla rugosa Hook.f.; Mentha rugosa B.Heyne ex Hook.f. [Invalid]);


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    Pogostemon rugosus (Hook.f.) El Gazzar & L.Watson : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)

    Pogostemon rugosus (Hook.f.) El Gazzar & L.Watson, Taxon 16: 187. 1967.
    Ver.name: Konda jajaini (Tel.)
    Family: Lamiaceae
    Description: Perennial subfleshy herbs; 30-50cm tall.  Stems softly hispid. Leaves opposite; petiole 2-4mm long; lamina ovate, 2- 6 × 1-2.5 cm, base cuneate, margin crenate, apex obtuse, rugose and impressed above. Flowers light lilac, 2mm across, in clusters in dense whorls on 3-7 cm long racemes; the lower whorls with floral leaves. Bracts and bracteoles very small. Calyx tubular, 5 lobed. Corolla tube inserted, 2 lipped. Stamens 4, exerted, subequal, filaments bearded. G(2), ovary 4 partite, globose; style slender, stigma 2 lobed. Nutlets brown.
    Habitat & location: Found in rock crevices in hills. Photographed at Venkatagiri.

  • Pogostemon species ?- North Bengal

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    North Bengal flower ID Request 3 – 23May09:SJ : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)

    And the third.

    Looks like plant from verbenaceae

    it is a Lamiaceae Species
    probably a Pogostemon species 

     

  • Pogostemon cablin


    Tropical Asia as per WCSP;

    China Southeast; Fiji; Hainan; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Is.; Malaya; New Guinea;
    Philippines; Samoa; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Tonga;
    Trinidad-Tobago; Vietnam     as per Catalogue of Life;

    Patchouli[note 1] (Pogostemon cablin) is a species of plant from the genus Pogostemon. It is a bushy herb of the mint family, with erect stems, reaching around 75 centimetres (2.5 ft) in height and bearing small, pale pink-white flowers. The plant is native to tropical regions of Asia, and is now extensively cultivated in China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, Maldives, Malaysia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, South America and the Caribbean.

    The heavy and strong scent of patchouli has been used for centuries in perfumes and, more recently, in incense, insect repellents, and alternative medicines. The word derives from the Tamil patchai (Tamil: பச்சை) (green), ellai (Tamil: இலை) (leaf).[1] In Assamese it is known as xukloti. In Kannada it is known as Pachhethene.

    Pogostemon cablin, P. commosum, P. hortensis, P. heyneasus and P. plectranthoides are all cultivated for their essential oil, known as patchouli oil.
    Patchouli grows well in warm to tropical climates. It thrives in hot weather but not direct sunlight. If the plant withers due to lack of water, it will recover well and quickly after rain or watering. The seed-producing flowers are very fragrant and blossom in late fall. The tiny seeds may be harvested for planting, but they are very delicate and easily crushed. Cuttings from the mother plant can also be rooted in water to produce additional plants.
    Extraction of patchouli’s essential oil is by steam distillation of the dried leaves,[2] requiring rupture of its cell walls by steam scalding, light fermentation, or drying. The main chemical component of patchouli oil is patchoulol, a sesquiterpine alcohol.
    Leaves may be harvested several times a year and, when dried, may be exported for distillation. Some sources claim a highest quality oil is usually produced from fresh leaves distilled close to where they are harvested;[3] others that boiling the dried leaves and fermenting them for a period of time is best.[4]
    (From Wikipedia on 21.6.17)

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    Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

    Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. cultivated aromatic plant from Talagoppa area of Karnataka

     

  • Pogostemon glaber

    Pogostemon glaber Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31 1830. ;
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    Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China as per WCSP;
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    Pogostemon glaber Benth. (accepted name) ?? : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (11)

    Location: Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur, Nepal
    Altitude:  5000 ft.
    I think matches as per images at

    Nepali Names : रुधिलो Rudhilo / दरख्यांग Darakhyaang  / नाम पानी Naam Paanee

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    Pogostemon glaber Benth. : 8 posts by 2 authors. 6 images- 6 to 7 mb each.
    Location: Jarsing Pauwa
    Date:  20 January 2020
    Elevation: 1700m.
    Habitat: Wild
    Nepali Names : रुधिलो Rudhilo/ दरख्यांग Darakhyaang/ नाम पानी Naam Paanee

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    SK 2862 12 January 2021 – Lamiacea : 6 high resolution images.
    Location: Chandragiri

    Date: November 2020
    Altitude: 1662m.
    Habitat : Wild
    Since it has not flowered yet I could not decide if it is Pogostemon glaber Benth. ??

    Yes, appears close as per Pogostemon glaber. Only doubt is the bracteoles. Maybe these are falling off at later stages. 

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    Pogostemon glaber Benth.: 7 very high res. images.

    Location: Shivapuri, Kathmandu
    Altitude: 1798 m.
    Date: 10 November 2021 
    Habit : Wild

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    Pogostemon glaber Benth.: 7 very high res. images.

    Location: Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal
    Date: 14 March 2024
    Elevation: 1626m.
    Habitat: Wild 

     

     

     

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    References:
    Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI  GBIF (specimens) Flora of China FOC illustration  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Encyclopedia of Life (Specimen)

  • Pogostemon cruciatus


    Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) (from WCSP);

    Till this episode of Lamiaceae I knew this plant as Eusteralis cruciata (Benth.) Panigrahi, but now it is Pogostemon cruciatus (Benth) Kuntze.
    It is a photograph of loose specimen collected by me nearly one decade back in Chamoli district at an elevation of about 800m.
    Since the species is not present in eFI I am posting it as an addition.

    Thank you … now if one wanted to dissect a flower from your flower spike or you wanted to yourself how would you go about it?

    would you remove one delicately and rehydrate the flower slowly and then dissect it?

    Yes, the flowers or any other part need to be re-hydrated for dissection. Most of the taxonomists are accustomed to this practice.

  • Pogostemon elsholtzioides

    Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth., Prodr. 12: 153 1848. ;
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    Aromatic shrub,1-3m.Stems branched,young stems pubescent,older stems often purple-brown.Leaves lanceolate,4.5-12.2 x 1.4-3.8cm,long acuminate,base attenuate,margins serrate to serrulate,dark green above,paler below,both surfaces sparsely pilose and with dense,sessile glands;petiole 0.2-1.7cm.Spikes subsecund,2.5-9 x 1.4-1.7cm;whorls ± conferted except at base.Flowers subsessile.Calyx tubular,3-3.5mm;lobes triangular,0.6mm.Corolla mauve or purple,5-6mm;lobes ovate,c 1mm.Stamens straight,exserted by 3-3.8mm.Mature nutlets not seen.

    Fl. October-November
    In Quercus forest, in scrub of cleared wet broad-leaved forest.
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    Pogostemon sp. for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).

    Location : Hmuifang
    Altitude : c.1,500 m.
    Habit : herb or shrub
    Habitat : Wild
    Date : 25-11-2013

    Pogostemon– species in India & eFloraofindia with details & some keys

    Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze

    This is a Pogostemon elsholtzoides, distributed in NE parts of India and in some SE Asian countries.

    Thank you so much … for the id

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    MS Feb. 2016/01 Elsholtzia sp. for ID : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)

    Location : Sailam, Mizoram
    Altitude : ca.1,350 m.
    Date : 29/01/2016
    Habit :Perennial herb
    Habitat : Wild

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    MS Dec,2016/05 Shrub for id : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)Location : Lungpuizawl to Sairep road, Mizoram
    Date : 29-11-2016
    Habit : Undershrub
    Habitat : Wild

    Thanks, … Any close ups ?

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    same shrub. Attachments (1)

    Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth.

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    A flower from Arunachal Pradesh-2 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)

    I request identification of these lovely purple flowers growing on a bush near the road?
    Date: 22nd Oct 08.
    Location: We were returning from Arzoo, lying between Anini and Hunli in Upper Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh when my attention was drawn to numerous Spot Puffin butterflies feeding on these purple flowers.
    Altitude: approx. 1100m.
    Incidentally, this was the only flowering bush for quite a stretch.

    its looks like Pogostemon sp

    Is it an aquatic herb? Looks like Pogostemon (deccanensis?), an
    aquatic.

    It is identified as Pogostemon benghalensis.

    Links for Pogostemon benghalensis:
    http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sea/Products/ (details),
    http://trekshitiz.com/SWPhotos/(a picture),

    I think Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth. as per images herein.

    Yes, the leaf characters indicates it is P. elsholtzoides. In photo it is very difficult to understand the species based on inflorescence character in Pogostemon/Lamiaceae.

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    Is it Elsholtzia sp. ? : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 4 authors.
    Location : Hmuifang (ca.1,500 m.). Date : 25-11-2013.
    Habitat : Wild

    Likely to be Pogostemon…

    Elsholtzia species so far in efi

    It is Pogostemon benghalensis for sure

    It is Elsholtzia blanda, but somewhat robust.

    I think Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth. as per images herein.

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    MS, Dec., 2020/05 plant for id. : 2 images.
    Location : Sairep

    Date : 25-01-2017
    Habit : Herb or undershrub
    Habitat : Wild

    Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth.

  • Pogostemon parviflorus

    Pogostemon parviflorus Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31 1830. ;  
     

    Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?
    I am not confident about this plant being benghalensis. Something looks different to me about its inflorescence. Other aspects seems similar to that of P. benghalensis. Please help validate / ID.
    at Prabalgad on January 28, 2012  

    efi page on Pogostemon benghalensis 

    It is not Pogostemon benghalensis as the flowers are generally crowded therein (and not arranged in lax  in spikes as seen in your photographs). How about P.cablin. Pl check this link also http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/04/4000/3763.jpg.  

    Thank you very much … for resurfacing this post for ID.

    Many thanks to Mahadeswara ji for his validating points, and possible ID of P. cablin.
    Pictures of P. cablin on internet are confusing, most of them look close to P. benghalensis in context of inflorescence. 
    Another query arises: Is P. cablin distributed in northern Western Ghats.

    Reply as per another thread: This might be Pogostemon pubescens or P. parviflorus very closed allied spp of P. bengalensis. From photos I can guess this is the latter.

    Thanks very much … for providing the possible IDs. Will revise my notes with the tentative ID of Pogostemon parviflorus.

     

  • Pogostemon nilagiricus

    Pogostemon nilagiricus Gamble, Fl. Madras 1134 1924. (Syn: Pogostemon rotundatus Wight [Illegitimate]);  
     

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    Pogostemon nilagiricus Gamble SN June21 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).

    Pogostemon nilagiricus Gamble, Lamiaceae,
    wild herb near shola in Nilgiri hills at an altitude of 1500m

    Is it the same species discovered after 97 years, as per details below ?:
    Rediscovery of Pogostemon nilagiricus (Lamiaceae), a steno-endemic and critically endangered aromatic species R. Murugan*, K. Ravikumar and C. Livingstone – Rheedea Vol. 20 (1) 50-52 2010-
    Abstract- Pogostemon nilagiricus Gamble (Lamiaceae) is rediscovered from Nilgiri hills, the type locality, after a gap of 97 years. A detailed description, photograph and note on its taxonomy are provided. Current threat status has also been assessed based on the recent botanical explorations.

    Thanks … for this rare upload.

    It seems the image i posted is the same plant, Thank you for highlighted the importance of this plant with a reference. The place where this observation made is an interior wild hill top shola, as it is mentioned in the paper the herb is associated with Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link, an Asteraceae herb.

     
      
     

  • Pogostemon paniculatus

    Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 30 1830. (Syn: Elsholtzia paniculata Willd.; Hyssopus cristatus Lam.);
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    po-go-STEM-on — from the Greek pogon (beard) and stemon (thread, stamen) … Dave’s Botanary
    pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tus — referring to the flower clusters (panicles) … Dave’s Botanary
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    commonly known as: panicled shrub-mint • Hindi: दक्षिणी पचौली dakshini pachouli • Kannada: ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ pacche thene • Konkani: दक्षिणी पाचोली dakshini pacholi • Malayalam: ഭൂതചെടയൻ bhoothachedayan, മലമ്പോത malampotha • Marathi: दक्षिणी पाचोळी dakshini pacholi • Tamil: தென் பச்சுளி then pacchuli
    Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/04/pogostemon-paniculatus-willd-benth.html
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    Native to: s-w India, w Indo-China
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    Subshrubs. Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, ovate, acuminate at either ends, irregularly dentate, densely hirtus-tomentose; lateral nerves 3-4 pairs; petiole 2 cm long, tomentose. Panicle large, branches 5-10-flowered, 1-sided; bracteoles 5 x 3 mm, oblique, falcate, imbricating regularly. Flowers densely packed; calyx 4 mm long, 5-ribbed; lobes acuminate, hirtus; corolla purplish, 6 mm long; pubescent outside; filaments bearded.

    Flowering and fruiting: October-February
    Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in wastelands
    Peninsular India and Myanmar
    (From India Biodiversity Portal
    Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)
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    Herb ID? SN June 31 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2).
    Lamiaceae/ Acanthaceae ? Herb from Bahamandala area of Coorg, Karnataka

    Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth

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    Hebri :: Pogostemon FOR ID :: DVJAN26 : 4 posts by 2 authors. 5 images.
    Sita Nadi Nature Camp (part of Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary) … Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
    Date: 27 DEC 2014 … Altitude: about 80 m asl
    ID please
    Small herb about 30 – 50 cm high, tiny flower about 2 – 3 mm across.
    Pogostemon ¿ species ? … (family: Lamiaceae) 

    Pogostemon species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available)

    The one sided turned verticillasters confirm it is Pogostemon paniculatus.

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    Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Pogostemon paniculatus :: Jog Falls :: DVMAY53/53 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images.
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    at Jog Falls on December 16, 2012 

    Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.
    at Agumbe on December 26, 2014
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    ANDEC47 Please identify this Pogostemon sp. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)

    Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
    November 2014

    Pogostemon purpurascens, perhaps.

    Thank you sir.

    I think Pogostemon paniculatus as per images herein.

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    231 ID wild plant: 12 images.

    Please ID wild plant,
    Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671
    Altitude: 1400fsl
    Flower date: 22.12.2021, 05.05pm
    Habitat: wild moisture
    Plant habit: erect, branches, slender weak angular stem 03mm base diameter, hairy, aromatic, annual
    Height: upto 02 feet
    Leaves: opposite, ovate, serrated margins, apex, velvety, aromatic, size:11×6cm or less
    Flower: racemose, bracts, size:04×02mm, white, non fragrant
    Fruit:
    Seed:
    Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s

    Pogostemon parviflorus Benth. !

    Yes, it is Pogostemon parviflorus dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant,

    It is more close to Pogostemon paniculatus,

    May be. I am not sure !

    Yes, appears close to images at Pogostemon paniculatus

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    258 ID wild plant Pogostemon: 14 images.
    Please ID wild plant,
    Location: near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Dist. Kerala PIN:685607
    Altitude: 1500fsl
    Flower date: 14.01.2022, 01.15pm
    Habitat: wild, moisture, streamside, rocky
    Plant habit: small shrub, erect, branches, weak fleshy purple stem 01 inch base (hard) circumference, roots on base stem nodes, annual/perennial
    Height: 04 feet
    Leaves: opposite, heart shaped, apex, serrated margins, greenish purple, size:06×3cm or less
    Flower: racemose, bracts, size:05×2.5mm, violet with white, non fragrant
    Fruit:
    Seed:
    Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s

    I guess Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.

    Very close dear …, but different, my ID 231 is Pogostemon paniculatus,

    To me also appears close to images at Pogostemon paniculatus

    Yes, the flower is same of my ID 231 but this flower is larger at first sight, then colour, glabrous or hairless glossy thick purple stem, hairless or non velvety leaves, height and habit of the plant, life is perennial etc. are different.
    If needed more images, I will provide in my next visit. Only one this kind, very rare. And I am agree with whatever your decision,

    I do not find anything similar as per comparative images at Pogostemon.
    I still feel it is Pogostemon paniculatus only.

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    I d please – Thrissur OCT 2022: 2 high res. images.
    Please identify this.

    I think detailed images are required for proper id.

    I think this is some other plant. Will post it in a separate mail.

    Or is it from the same plant?

    yes sir, both images are of same plant

    OK

    Scrophularia ??

    I think looks different from images at Scrophularia

    Maybe .. That was my guess based on the 2nd image !

    Pogostemon paniculatus

    Yes, appears close as per images at
    https://efloraofindia.com/2014/07/03/pogostemon-paniculatus/

    I also supported …

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    Malayalam names of Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.:
    Please validate the Malayalam names that I found during 2nd compilation of names of Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.

    Regards.

    Not മനന്പോത, it is മലമ്പോത malampotha (malanpotha is my mistake).
    The other one is correct.
    Malam means human stool in Malayalam,
    Mala മല means hill or alpine. Only Malayalees can understand this pre word related to wild or not 😀

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    Tamil name for Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.:
    Please help me with coining a name for Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.

    Tamil name for Pogostemon vestitus Benth. is பச்சுளி patchouli
    Reference: Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
    I propose adding a prefix தெற்கு terku describing the species’ major distribution in southern India
    Thus the coined name – தெற்கு பச்சுளி terku pacculi for Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.
    I have proposed the Tamil name based on lines of names coined for other 3 languages …
     • Hindi: दक्षिणी पचौली dakshini pachouli
    • Konkani: दक्षिणी पाचोली dakshini pacholi
    • Marathi: दक्षिणी पाचोळी dakshini pacholi

    The Tamil name “தெற்கு பச்சுளி” (terku pacchuli) sounds okay. “தெற்கு” (terku) usually refers to the direction South. Whereas, the adjective ‘Southern’ can translate to “தென்” (then), “தென்னக” (thennaga), “தெற்கத்திய” (therkathiya) or “தென்னிந்திய” (thennindiya), or sometimes தெற்கு (terku).
    So, in this context, “தெற்கத்தி பச்சுளி” (therkathi pacchuli) or  “தென் பச்சுளி” (then pacchuli) would be more fitting, but if you prefer “தெற்கு பச்சுளி” (terku pacchuli) that would be fine too.
    The spelling patchouli can be written in Tamil as பச்சௌலி.

    Thank you for elaborating the subtle differences among “தெற்கு” meaning “south” and the other words in Tamil that mean “southern” … which is what is required.
    Among the two options: “தெற்கத்தி பச்சுளி” (therkathi pacchuli) or  “தென் பச்சுளி” (then pacchuli) … I will prefer to go with the shorter and easier spoken –  தென் பச்சுளி then pacchuli.
    Among பச்சுளி pacchuli and பச்சௌலி patchouli, I will go with the former option – because I found  பச்சுளி listed in Tamil dictionary as well appears in Googled results.

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    Names of Plants in India :: Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.: 1 image.
    Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.

    po-go-STEM-on — Greek: pogon (beard); stemon (thread, stamen) … Dave’s Botanary
    pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tus — referring to the flower clusters (panicles) … Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: panicled shrub-mint • Hindi: दक्षिणी पचौली dakshini pachouli • Kannada: ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ pacche thene • Konkani: दक्षिणी पाचोली dakshini pacholi • Malayalam: ഭൂതചെടയൻ bhoothachedayan, മലമ്പോത malampotha • Marathi: दक्षिणी पाचोळी dakshini pacholi • Tamil: தெற்கு பச்சுளி terku pacculi

    botanical names: Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth. … homotypic synonyms: Elsholtzia paniculata Willd. … heterotypic synonyms: Hyssopus cristatus Lam. … POWO, retrieved 09 April 2024

    Bibliography / etymology

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    ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
    written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
    panicled shrub-mint
    ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
    written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
    दक्षिणी पचौली dakshini pachouli
    • name coined, for want of name; दक्षिणी dakshini = southern; पचौली pachouli = the vernacular name patchouli given to the herb Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. … well known for its fragrant essential oil
    ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
    written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
    ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ pacche thene
    ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
    written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
    दक्षिणी पाचोली dakshini pacholi
    • name coined, for want of name; दक्षिणी dakshini = southern; पाचोली pacholi = the vernacular name patchouli given to the herb Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. … well known for its fragrant essential oil
    ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
    written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
    ഭൂതചെടയൻ bhoothachedayan, മലമ്പോത malampotha
    • Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with these names … efloraofindia
    ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
    written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
    दक्षिणी पाचोळी dakshini pacholi
    • name coined, for want of name; दक्षिणी dakshini = southern; पाचोळी pacholi = the vernacular name patchouli given to the herb Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. … well known for its fragrant essential oil
    ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
    written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
    தெற்கு பச்சுளி terku pacculi
    • name coined, for want of name; தெற்கு terku = southern; பச்சுளி pacculi = the vernacular name patchouli given to the herb Pogostemon vestitus Benth.
    ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
    *Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Meghalaya, *Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, *Tripura

    * no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state

    ~~~~~ Last updated: 11-04-2024 ~~~~~
    Tamil coined name, made more appropriate …
    commonly known as: panicled shrub-mint • Hindi: दक्षिणी पचौली dakshini pachouli • Kannada: ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ pacche thene • Konkani: दक्षिणी पाचोली dakshini pacholi • Malayalam: ഭൂതചെടയൻ bhoothachedayan, മലമ്പോത malampotha • Marathi: दक्षिणी पाचोळी dakshini pacholi • Tamil: தென் பச்சுளி then pacchuli

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    Mizo name of Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.:
    Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth. is known to be distributed in Mizoram.
    Please help me with the Mizo name(s) of Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth. if any available.
    And if not available, please check whether an apt name can be coined.

    Mizo name for this plant is not available sir.

     

     

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    References:
    The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  

  • Pogostemon mollis

    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)
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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.

     

    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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    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

  • Pogostemon pubescens

    Pogostemon pubescens Benth., Prodr. 12: 152 1848. ;

    Shrubs. Leaves to 8 x 4 cm, ovate, apex acute, base cuneate, doubly crenate membranous, sparsely hirsute; petiole to 3.5 cm. Panicles axillary and terminal; bracts 5 x 1 mm, oblong, ciliate; calyx tube 4 mm, tooth 1 mm, pubescent; corolla tube 3 mm, upper lip, 3-lobed, 5 mm, lower lip 5 mm; filaments 6 mm, bearded.

    Flowering and fruiting: November-December
    Shola forests
    India and Sri Lanka

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    Please id this Pogostemon : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (6).

    This herb was seen yesterday (2.2.14) at Tungareshwar.
    To me it has the same look as Pogostemon purpurascens but the flowers are purple.
    It is about 1.5ft – 2ft tall, hairy, branches quadrangular, leaves in unequal pairs, flowers in dense spikes.
    Please help to id this species.

    This looks so similar to Pogostemon benghalensis. Now keen to know if it is different.
    Thanks … for this query.

    The thing is, this plant was so hairy, and much smaller than P. benghalensis. It also did not have the strong fragrance of that plant. It was quite herb like and not at all shrub like. I was quite confused.

    OK; would like to find comments from those familiar to this Pogostemon.

    Suggest P. heyneanus over P. purpurascens.
    Reason:
    1. length of inflorescence in P. purpurascens is longer than what i see here.
    2. Unable to decide whether calyx teeth are long as tube or not. This is a ‘key’ differentiating feature.
    3. P benghalensis     is a large shrub.

    Thanks for your suggestion. It’s true that the length of inflorescence seems a bit short for P. purpurascens.

    My plant was not at all aromatic. From what I’ve read P. heyneanus is highly aromatic, so I have a doubt.

    This looks like Pogostemon pubescens

    Yes, many thanks for the id.


  • Pogostemon wightii

    Pogostemon wightii Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 156 1833. (Syn: Pogostemon hirsutus Wight [Illegitimate]);
     

    Pogostemon wightii

    is a small herb found at an attitude of 2,200 m and is endemic to the southern Western Ghats. It is only known from Tamil Nadu (Korakundah, Ooty, Pykara falls in Nilgiri dist.; Kodikanal in Madurai dist., Anamalai in Coimbatore dist.), Kerala (Kottayam, Trivandrum) and Karnataka (Chikmagalur).
    It is a seasonal herb mostly found on periodically flooded stream sides or marshy places.
    (From IUCN Red List (LC) on 11.1.14)

     
    Subshrubs; branches quadrangular, strigose. Leaves 5-6 x 3-4 cm, ovate, acute at apex, rounded at base, densely strigose, irregularly crenate; nerves 4 pairs. Spikes 4-8 cm long, 1-1.5 cm broad, terminal, continuous with peduncled clusters of flowers, axis densely hairy; bracts linear, ciliate. Flowers perpendicular to the axis; calyx 4 mm long, lobes with bristles along margins; corolla 5 mm long; middle lobe of upper lip narrower, hairy; filaments bearded. Nutlets biconvex to triangular, brown, smooth.
    Flowering and fruiting: December-January
    Shola forests
    Southern Western Ghats

     

     

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    Nilgiris :: Lamiaceae – Pogostemon for identification :: 211213MK002 :  Attachments (8). 4 posts by 2 authors. 

    Please help me in identifying this Pogostemon sp. of Lamiaceae.
    Herb: 2-2.5 m long trailing inside the bush
    Leaf: up to 8 cm long
    Date: 14 Dec 2013
    Place: Doddabetta RF, Nilgiris
    Alt.: 2500 m asl

    This is Pogostemon wightii, an endemic but common one in Nilgiris.

    Thanks a lot …

    How to differentiate this from Pogostemon speciosus?

      

     

  • Pogostemon auricularius

    Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 127 1843. (Syn: Dysophylla auricularia (L.) Blume; Eusteralis auricularia (L.) M.R.Almeida; Mentha auricularia L.; Mentha foetida Burm.f.);
     
    Trop. Asia to S. China as per WCSP;
    Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; Cambodia; China South-Central; China
    Southeast; East Himalaya; Hainan; India; Jawa; Laos; Malaya; Maluku; Myanmar;
    Nepal;     New Guinea; Nicobar Is.; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Sumatera;
    Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam     as per Catalogue of life;

    Scandent herbs; stem terete, villous. Leaves to 6 x 2 cm, lanceolate, acute, rounded at base, crenulate, densely glandular villous. Spike 7 x 1 cm, cylindrical, terminal; bracts ovate, bracteoles lanceolate. Flowers many, densely packed; calyx 1.5 mm long; lobes 5, equal; corolla 3 mm long; lobes 4, equal, obtuse, hairy; stamens 4, filaments bearded, anthers 1-celled; ovary glabrous, style slender, stigma 2-lobed. Nutlets glabrous, smooth, brown.

    Flowering and fruiting: February-July
    Waterlogged areas in grasslands
    Indo-Malesia to Australia and South China

      
     

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    Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk ? from Meghalaya KD 12 Nov : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).

    Attached images may be Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. Please validate.
    Date :27.08.2014
    Location:Meghalaya
    Family : Lamiaceae
    Genus & species : Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. ?
    Habitat: Grows wild on open space
    Habit : Herb

    To me it seems to be some species of Dysphylla (Most likely Dysophylla stellata).

    It is Pogostemon auricularius the type species of Dysophylla. … may further confirm by observing whether the plant is densely hairy through out, if so the species is confirmed.

     

     

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    Attached images are Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. 

    Location : Meghalaya

     

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    Unknown herbs of Lamiaceae (?) -1 from Assam. : Attachments (6).  2 posts by 2 authors.

    Attached images are unknown herbs of Lamiaceae (?). Please ID the plant.
    Date :24.11.2013
    Location: Kamrup district, Assam
    Family : Lamiaceae(?)
    Genus & species : Unknown
    Habitat: Grows wild on wet places
    Habit : herb
    Flower : Small

    It looks like Pogostemon sp. since the photo is not clear, I am not able to come to any particular species!

    this could be Pogostemon auricularis. 

     

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    Attached images are Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk.

    Location : Assam

    Thanks … for this post, new to me..

     

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    Dysophylla auriculata Bl.SN June 27 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2).  

    Dysophylla auriculata Bl.,
    Wild erect herb near paddy fields in Bahamandala area of Coorg, Karnataka
    this name is reported as unresolved in the plant list, kindly provide if any valid name is there.

    Dysophylla auricularia (L.) Blume synonym for Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. as per catalogue of life.
    Also Dysophylla auricularia (L.) Blume is a synonym of Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk.

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    ANSEPT60 Please identify this Lamiaceae herb : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).

    Pogostemon sp. suggested by …
    Charmady Ghat
    14th September 2014

    I have posted Dysophylla auriculata Bl., this also looking similar.

    Thank you sir.

     

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    SK762 28 SEP-2017:ID : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)

    Location: Thula Khet, Pokhara, Nepal 

    Date : 10 August 2017
    Altitude : 2800 ft. 

    Lamiaceae. Sp …??

    Yes, …

    Pl. check with images at 

    Thank you …! Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk

    I guess it is same sp.   

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    I also think so. 

     

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    Pogostemon auricularius (L.) : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)- 700 kb each. 

    Location:  Budhi Sera, Nuwakot Nepal
    Date: 29 June 2017

    Elevation : 825 m.

    Habit : Wild 

      

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    DYSOPHYLLA AURICULARIA : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
    Attaching a collage of Dysophylla auricularia (?). The flowers a visited by many species of butterflies. Plants are in bloom at this time. Image was taken at small patch in a village nearby.

    pogostemonn sp? 

    Details are not clear in this low resolution collage.
    But appears so as per Pogostemon auricularius

  • Pogostemon stellatus

    Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 429 1891. (Syn: Anuragia stellata (Lour.) Raizada; Anuragia tomentosa (Dalzell) Raizada; Anuragia verticillata (Benth.) Raizada; Dysophylla benthamiana Hance ..; Dysophylla esquirolii H.Lév.; Dysophylla fauriei H.Lév.; Dysophylla japonica Miq.; Dysophylla nana Doan [Invalid]; Dysophylla ramosissima Benth.; Dysophylla stellata (Lour.) Benth. ..; Dysophylla tomentosa Dalzell; Dysophylla verticillata Benth.; Eusteralis pumila Raf.; Eusteralis stellata (Lour.) Panigrahi; Eusteralis tomentosa (Dalzell) Panigrahi; Mentha quaternifolia B.Heyne ex Roth [Illegitimate]; Mentha stellata Lour.; Mentha verticillata Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Pogostemon benthamianus (Hance) Kuntze; Pogostemon fauriei (H.Lév.) Press; Pogostemon japonicum (Miq.) Kuntze; Pogostemon verticillatus (Benth.) Miq.; Pogostemon verticillatus (Roxb.) Bhatti & Ingr.);
       

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 473 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author.

    Attaching an image of a Plain Tiger butterfly on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     
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    SYMBIOSIS :474 : Attachments (1).  1 post by 1 author.

    Attaching an image of a Grey Pansy butterfly on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 477 :  Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. 

    Attaching an image of a Common Leopard butterfly on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 677 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)

    Attaching an image of a Blank Swift butterfly on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 678 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) 
    Attaching an image of a Striped Tiger butterfly on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 679 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)

    Attaching an image of a Plain Tiger butterfly on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 680 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).
     Attaching an image of a Bee on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     
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    SYMBIOSIS : 684 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)

    Attahing an image of a Red Spot Jezebel on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     
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    SYMBIOSIS : 685 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) 

    Attaching an image of a Red Base Jezebel on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata. 

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    SYMBIOSIS : 616 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)

    Attaching an image of a Plain Tiger butterfly visiting flowers of Dysophylla sp.

    Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze as per images herein.

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 686 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) 
    Attaching an image of a Common Leopard butterfly on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 687 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).
    attaching an image of a Common Pierrot butterfly on the flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 865 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)

    Attaching an image of a Striped Tiger visiting flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

      

     

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    DEATH SENTENCE TO DYSOPHYLLA STELLATA : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
    For those interested in study of pollination, Dysophylla stellata is an interesting plant. Violet flowers of this herb attracts quite a number of butterfly species, moths, bees, wasps etc. First time I saw this plant in 2008 in a village near this town. I recorded some 17 species of butterflies visiting the flowers of this plant. As the place is near the town, the plot of land on which the plant was thriving has sale value. Today I saw a sign board saying that the plot of land is for sale.

    I consider this to the ” Death Sentence ” for this plant. With growing population probably it is inevitable, but I feel bad as I used to visit this land every year (since 2008 during October to December, this is the period when the plant is in bloom and insects have a feast.
    Dysophylla stellata is widespread in Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia); Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Hong Kong; India (Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Indonesia; Japan; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Philippines; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Vietnam so hopefully this is not the end of this species. On IUCN redlist it has been listed as Least Concerned for the time being.

    But of course, a loss is a loss!! Little drops of water make the ocean and same ocean can dry up if you take little drops one after another.

     

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 867 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
    Attaching an mage of a Mottled Emigrant visiting flowers of Dysophylla stellate

     

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    Re: SYMBIOSIS : 868 : 2 posts by 2 authors.
    Attaching an image of a Blue Tiger visiting flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 866 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
    Attaching an image of a Plain Tiger visiting flowers of Dysophylla stellata.

     

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    SYMBIOSIS : 865 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
    Attaching an image of a Striped Tiger visiting flowers of Dysophylla stellata.
     

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    Attaching a collage of Peacock Pansy visiting flowers of Dysophylla stellata.
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    SYMBIOSIS : 1007 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
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    TH 301019: Photograph for Identification : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)- 2 mb each. 
    Please help me to identify this herb

    Looks like some Pogostemon sp (Lamiaceae).

    Please check on Pogostemon page in eFI at: 
    https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a–-l/l/lamiaceae/pogostemon

    Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze ??
    Syn : Dysophylla stellata (Lour.) Benth. ex Wall. 
    Thanks, … for the id.
    I also think close to Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze as per comparative images at Pogostemon

    References:

    The Plant List Ver. 1.1  WCSP  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal (Eusteralis stellata (Lour.) Panigrahi)  Flora of China (Dysophylla stellata (Loureiro) Bentham)  India Biodiversity Portal  (Dysophylla stellata (Lour.) Benth.) Tropicos  (Dysophylla stellata (Lour.) Benth.)

  • Pogostemon heyneanus

    Pogostemon heyneanus Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31 1830. (Syn: Pogostemon suavis Ten.);
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    False Patchouli, Indian Patchouli, Java Patchouli ;
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    po-go-STEM-on — Greek: pogon (beard); stemon (thread, stamen) … Dave’s Botanary
    hey-nee-AH-nus — named for Dr B Heyne, German botanist and traveller … Wikipedia
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    commonly known as: false patchouli, Indian patchouli, Java patchouli • Assamese: শুকলতি xukloti • Kannada: ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕದಿರು pacche kadiru, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕೊರಳು pacche koralu, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ pacche thene • Konkani: पात paat • Marathi: पाच pach • Tamil: கதிர்ப்பச்சை katir-p-paccai • Tulu: ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕದ್ರ್ pacche kadru, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕುರಲ್ pacche kuralu
    Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/04/pogostemon-heyneanus-benth.html
    ..

    Place: at Tropical Spice Plantation (~ 350 ft asl), Ponda, Goa.
    Time: December 29, 2011 at 1.43pm
    Habit: herb, about 3 ft high
    Habitat: cultivated in a spice farm
    The guide at the spice farm gave the name patchouli – surprisingly was not aware of the scientific name.

    I’m not a botany expert but can this be Oregano by anty chance?
    Since you mentioned Spice Plantation, a wild guess.

    Not oregano, … Though not familiar with oregano plants, looked up for other names of oregano, to check for patchouli.
    The plants of oregano look different from the posted one, to me.
    Patchouli – the true patchouli is Pogostemon cablin (and its varieties), native of Phillippines, Malaysia and cultivated elsewhere.
    There is false patchouli (inferior to true in terms of the properties of oil) – also known as Java patchouli OR Indian patchouli – Pogostemon heyneanus, native to India, Sri Lanka and s-e Asia; cultivated elsewhere.
    If the guide’s information is incorrect, yet this plant is most likely some species of Pogostemon.

    Vaze kelkar college from Mulund are doing a lot of work on Patchouli. The extracts are used as base in perfume industry S.H. Kelkar.
    Will try to get info. Time is great contrin. Let me see.
    Can the photos be sent to me again? Have missed them.

    Here are my photographs of origano, a quite distinct plant
    efi thread one and two

    I guess P. parviflora or P. pubescens???? wild guess, may be wrong

    … the people of the spice farm are sure about the plant being patchouli, only that they are not aware of the scientific name.
    Patchouli, as such is associated with Pogostemon cablin (true patchouli) and P. heyneanus (Indian patchouli).
    No ruling out your guess … — do let me know if any one of P. parviflora OR P. pubescens also share the patchouli name in any way.

    i never guess plants identity according to local names, as local names keep differing from place to place.. for eg. In Nasik ‘Narkya’ is Spermiodictyon sp. and Lantana is known by the name ‘Gangutai’.
    If you able to provide the pictures of Leaves and whole plant without zooming the structure, it should become easy to identify the plant, as there are very few species of Pogostemon..

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    Here are my pictures of Pogostemon heyneanus. Taken from Cardamom estate Vythiri, Waynad, Kerala. I am sure … would also get the same species in his farm land.
    Key characters of Pogostemon heyneanus flower clusters not one sided in the spike, globose, single or in pair floral leaves are present.

    Additional information: People in different plantations in Kerala cultivated this plant in their plantation and used to use the leaves especially dry leaves against insect pests.
    This information is from Waynad and the same has been mentioned in Gamble flora as well.

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    ……, have added more attachments; these are cropped versions of earlier attached images.
    Hopefully, this may help us.
    …, many thanks for the information regarding cultivation and use in Kerala.
    The key character Pogostemon heyneanus flower clusters : not one sided in the spike, globose, single or in pair floral leaves are present.
    However in the attachments, unless I am misinterpreting, _GIB2769.jpg seems to clearly show the inflorescence facing one side.
    Similar observation can be made in my attachments too: P1490317_cropped_2, … P1490320_cropped, … P1490327_cropped_1

    Please consider the inflorescence as a whole, rather than considering part of it. Here you are mentioning only the branches/part of the inflorescence. In the main branch of the inflorescence the clusters cover the whole stem. But, in inflorescence branches, the clusters are not clearly facing one side as that of the real one sided inflorescence but are covering 2/3rd of the stem, I guess. This is why I idied this as P.heyneanus. My pictures are of from same plant and same inflorescence the terminal inflorescence and lateral ones are slightly different in terms of round and one sided clusters.
    In this regard, the key and the description in Gamble is bit confusing and sometimes difficult to reach a conclusion between P. paniculatus and P. heyneanus.

    Please find attached herewith the key and description as seen in Gamble flora (sorry for the poor quality as I have taken the pictures using my mobile camera that I am not familiar with). In the description please read the first four lines under P. paniculatus. 

    My misinterpretation … Standing corrected.
    My posted plant looks quite similar to the plant you attached for comparison.
    Thus would my plant be P. heyneanus ? … OR yet I may be mistaking.

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    Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Pogostemon heyneanus :: Goa :: DVMAY51/51 : 1 post by 1 author. 5 images.

    Pogostemon heyneanus Benth.
    at a spice farm in Goa on December 29, 2011

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    Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Pogostemon paniculatus :: Yana Rocks :: DVMAY52/52 :1 post by 1 author. 5 images.
    Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.
    at Yana Rocks on December 15, 2012 

    To me appears close to images at Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell

    Rather more close with images at Pogostemon heyneanus Benth.

    Your similar images of Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. are on FOI (as Pogostemon paniculatus), which I have requested Tabish ji to correct. Pl. see images of Pogostemon paniculatus, which are different.

    Thank you …, for the continued close scrutiny of the plants already put up. It will help in making the site accurate. I will make the correction.

    Thanks very much … I will revise my notes at flickr soon.

    I have revised the notes at flickr.

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    Names of Plants in India :: Pogostemon heyneanus Benth.: 1 image.
    Pogostemon heyneanus Benth.

    po-go-STEM-on — Greek: pogon (beard); stemon (thread, stamen) … Dave’s Botanary
    hey-nee-AH-nus — named for Dr B Heyne, German botanist and traveller … Wikipedia

    commonly known as: false patchouli, Indian patchouli, Java patchouli • Assamese: শুকলতি xukloti • Kannada: ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕದಿರು pacche kadiru, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕೊರಳು pacche koralu, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ pacche thene • Konkani: पात paat • Marathi: पाच pach • Tamil: கதிர்ப்பச்சை katir-p-paccai • Tulu: ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕದ್ರ್ pacche kadru, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕುರಲ್ pacche kuralu

    botanical names: Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. … synonyms: listed at POWO, retrieved 08 April 2024

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    ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
    written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
    false patchouli, Indian patchouli, Java patchouli
    ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
    written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
    শুকলতি xukloti
    • List of vegetables used in Assamese cuisine … Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia
    ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
    written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
    ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕದಿರು pacche kadiru, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ pacche thene
    ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕೊರಳು pacche koralu
    ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
    written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
    पात paat
    ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
    written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
    पाच pach
    ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
    written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
    கதிர்ப்பச்சை katir-p-paccai
    ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
    written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
    ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕದ್ರ್ pacche kadru, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕುರಲ್ pacche kuralu
    ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
    Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; also cultivated as potherb
    ~~~~~ Last updated: 09-04-2024 ~~~~~

     

     

     

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  • Pogostemon quadrifolius

     

    Wild plants for Id: Grows wild in Megalaya.

    Flowering time: Oct.

    May be Pogostemon quadrifolius (Benth.) F.Muell.

    Yes I support … its Pogostemon quadrifolius (Benth.) F.Muell.

    that’s interesting…
    do you by any chance have more pictures of this : like the leaves and the rest of the plant? and habitat?

    Wow what a beauty.
    We are sharing Pogostemon deccanensis observed on Deccan plateaus during the Kas week and you have shared its sibling from Meghalaya which is equally beautiful.

    ID: Small herb from outskirt of Shillong, Meghalaya.
    Flowering time : October.

    Some Pogostemon sp. ?

    Identified as Pogostemon quadrifolius in another thread

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    Lamiaceae herb : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) 

    Lamiaceae herb from Pazhayangadi (Payangadi) area of Kannur dt Kerala, leaves like Leucas but there are three leaves in each node.

    Pl. check with images at 

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    I did not check if it is found in Kerala.  

    Pogostemon quadrifolius (Benth.) F.Muell.
    Pogostemon quadrifolius

    Common at Pazhayangadi and Madayippara

    Yes matches with images at 

       
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  • Pogostemon purpurascens

    Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell , Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 337 1850.;
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    commonly known as: white-flowered pogostemon • Manipuri: সঙব্ৰৈ sangbrei, শঙব্ৰৈ shangbrei • Marathi: सफेत पांगळी safet pangli
    ,
    Endemic to: Western Ghats, north-east India
    .
    po-go-STEM-on — from the Greek pogon (beard) and stemon (thread, stamen)
    pur-pur-ESS-kenz — becoming purple
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    Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Pogostemon purpurascens :: Karnala Bird Sanctuary :: DVMAY56/56: 1 post by 1 author. 6 images.
    Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell
    at Karnala Bird Sanctuary on February 9, 2008

    Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell
    at Yeoor Hills on November 9, 2008
    at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on March 2, 2014 
    along Malshej Ghat on February 28, 2010 
    at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on December 4, 2009 
    at Karnala Bird Sanctuary on December 29, 2009 

    I feel plant at Karnala may be Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. as per images & discussions herein. Also check your Yeoor images.

    Thanks …
    I have one plant labelled as Pogostemon heyneanus that I found in Goa at some spice garden.
    The ones in the post I believe are P. purpuracens; hope we get validating comments.

    At the page Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell, we have pictures of my plant inserted.

    I am basing this on discussion & keys at DV :: 29DEC12 – 0143 :: Pogostemon ¿ cablin / heyneanus ? at a spice farm, Goa

    I have removed images of Karnala & Yeoor.

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    po-go-STEM-on — from the Greek pogon (beard) and stemon (thread, stamen)
    pur-pur-ESS-kenz — becoming purple
    Feb 9, 2008 at Karnala Bird Sanctuary
    commonly known as: white-flowered pogostemon • Manipuri: সঙব্ৰৈ sangbrei, শঙব্ৰৈ shangbrei • Marathi: सफेत पांगळी safet pangli
    Endemic to: Western Ghats, north-east India
       – [image: Shangbrei (Manipuri: শঙব্ৰৈ)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2253049708/>
    … Feb 9, 2008 at Karnala Bird Sanctuary
    – [image: Sangbrei (Manipuri: সঙব্ৰৈ)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3018912251/>
    … Feb 9, 2008 at Karnala Bird Sanctuary
    – [image: Safet Pangli (Marathi: सफेत पांगळी)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4397227683/>
    … Feb 28, 2010 along Malshej Ghat

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    Which Pogostemon?:
    Kindly help in identifying the species…..photographed on Friday at Matheran.

    P. purpurascens that has flowers which are not purple.

    Pogostemmon purpurascens (family: Lamiaceae), just as … already indicated.
    commonly known as: white-flowered pogostemon • Manipuri: সঙব্ৰৈ sangbrei, শঙব্ৰৈ shangbrei • Marathi: सफेत पांगळी safet pangli

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    Herb ID request – RK83 – 7-Jan-2013:
    Requesting identification of this herb from Tungareshwer. It is around 3 feet tall and is flowering now.

    … the white-flowered pogostemon, Pogostemon purpurascens (family: Lamiaceae).
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    Pogostemon parviflorus : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)

    Please validate
    Pogostemon parviflorus
    Local marathi name Phangla
    Today (12.9.10) at kanakeshwar, Alibag

    Pogostemon parviflorus affirmative

    I think Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell as per images herein.

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    February 28, 2010 at 3.51pm IST- Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra;  Fwd: [itpmods:532] Pogostemon purpurascens at Malshej Ghat – efloraofindia | Google Groups

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    Matheran, MH :: Small shrub for ID :: ARK2021-010: 3 images.

    Seen these flowers at Matheran, an hill station near Mumbai, MH in the last week of December 2020.
    Initially I thought them to be some Pogostemon or Ocimum, but am confused.
    Requested to please provide ID.

    Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell ?

    Thanks, …, for the id.
    Yes, appears close to images at Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell

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    Please help me in identifying this Lamiaceae herb found in the floor of a wet forest in Nilgiris.
    Height of the plant not exceeding 1.5 feet.
    Date: 14 Dec 2013
    Place: Doddabetta, Nilgiris
    Alt.: 2450 m asl

    Pls check Pogostemon purpurascens.

    Its a species of Pogostemon

    It is Anisomeles ovata or indica as species identity cannot be confirmed based on photo.

    This is not a Anisomeles‎ species.

    Yes though image quality is not good !

    .

    NEED ID: untidy white flower: 2 images.

    Pachmarhi

    12/2/2022

    Pl. check comparative images at Pogostomon

    Pogostemon glaber Benth.

    I think this is Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell, as per images and details herein.

    Looks different from images at Pogostemon glaber Benth. and also does not have distribution.

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