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


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