Pogostemon paniculatus

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 pogostemon • Kannada: ಪಚ್ಚೆತೆನೆ pachchetene • Malayalam: മനന്പോതം manam-podam 

Native to: s-w India, w Indo-China

 

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
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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Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.
at Jog Falls on December 16, 2012  
 
 
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Images by Dinesh Valke (Id by V Sampath Kumar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links) 

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Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Pogostemon paniculatus :: Agumbe :: DVMAY54/54 : 1 post by 1 author. 9 images.
Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.
at Agumbe on December 26, 2014
 
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Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.
at Someshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on December 27, 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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