Category: Pogostemon

Pogostemon menthoides Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 825 (1826) (syn: Pogostemon fraternus Miq. ; Pogostemon macgregorii W.W.Sm.); . 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; . Decumbent herb,60-90cm.Stems straggling,branched,pubescent above,glabrescent below,often dull purple.Leaves ovate to ovate-oblong,2-8.4 […]

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); . 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 […]

Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 254 1908. (Syn: Pogostemon parviflorus var. hispidus Benth.); . Assam to Thailand as per WCSP; . Assam; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand as per Catalogue of Life; . .. Elsholtzia sp. for ID : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Place : Hmuifang (1,500m alt.). Date : […]

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]);   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 […]

Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth., Prodr. 12: 156 1848. (syn: Mentha auricularia Blanco; Mentha cablin Blanco; Pogostemon battakianus Ridl.; Pogostemon comosus Miq.; Pogostemon javanicus Backer ex Adelb.; Pogostemon mollis Hassk.; Pogostemon patchouli var. suavis (Ten.) Hook. f.; Pogostemon patchouly Pellet.; Pogostemon tomentosus Hassk.); Tropical Asia as per WCSP; China Southeast; Fiji; Hainan; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Is.; […]

Pogostemon glaber Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31 1830. ; . Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China as per WCSP; . Pogostemon glaber Benth. (accepted name) ?? : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (11) Location: Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur, Nepal Altitude:  5000 ft. Date: 14 January 2017 http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200020041  I think matches as per images at http://www.virboga.de/Pogostemon_glaber.htm […]

Pogostemon cruciatus (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 530 1891. (syn: Anuragia cruciata (Benth.) Raizada; Dysophylla cruciata Benth.; Dysophylla petelotii Doan [Invalid]; Dysophylla tetraphylla Wight; Eusteralis cruciata (Benth.) Panigrahi; Mentha quadrifolia D.Don; Pogostemon tetraphylla (Wight) F.Muell.); Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) (from WCSP);   Lamiaceae (incl. Vebenaceae) Fortnight 1-20May2014: Pogostemon cruciatus from Uttarakhand DSR May […]

Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth., Prodr. 12: 153 1848. ; . 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 […]

Pogostemon parviflorus Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31 1830. ;     Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Pogostemon benghalensis FOR VALIDATION ? ID :: Prabalgad :: DVMAY45/45 : 6 posts by 2 authors. 8 images.  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 […]

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

Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 30 1830. (Syn: Elsholtzia paniculata Willd.; Hyssopus cristatus Lam.); . 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 . commonly known as: panicled shrub-mint • Hindi: दक्षिणी पचौली dakshini pachouli • Kannada: ಪಚ್ಚೆ […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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; […]

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.; […]

Pogostemon heyneanus Benth., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31 1830. (Syn: Pogostemon suavis Ten.); . False Patchouli, Indian Patchouli, Java Patchouli ; . 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 […]

IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD) Pogostemon quadrifolius (Benth.) F.Muell., Fragm. 5: 200 1866. (Syn: Anuragia quadrifolia (Benth.) Raizada; Chotekia sericea Opiz & Corda; Dysophylla quadrifolia Benth.; Dysophylla rupestris Dalzell; Dysophylla stellata var. roxburgiana H.Keng; Dysophylla velutina Benth.; Eusteralis malabarica Majumdar [Invalid]; Eusteralis quadrifolia (Benth.) Panigrahi; Eusteralis stellata var. roxburghiana (H.Keng) Bennet & Raizada; […]

Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell , Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 337 1850.; . 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 . […]

Pogostemon deccanensis (Panigrahi) Press, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 10: 73 1982. (Syn. Eusteralis deccanensis Panigrahi);   po-go-STEM-on — from the Greek pogon (beard) and stemon (thread, stamen) … Dave’s Botanaryday-kahn-NEN-sis — of or from Deccan peninsula, Indiacommonly known as: Deccan pogostemon • Marathi: जांभळी मंजिरी jambhali manjiri Endemic to: Western Ghats (of Maharashtra, […]