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Pogostemon benghalensis
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm. f.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 517. 1891; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 371. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 381. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 364. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 250. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 323. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 253. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 250. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 537. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 403. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 661. 2009.
Origanum benghalense Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 128,t.38, f. 3. 1768.
Pogostemon plectranthoides Desf., Ann Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris 2: 156. t. 6. 1808; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 632. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1133(793). 1924.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Bhoothachedayan
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs to 1. 5 m tall, stem subterete, reddish-brown. Leaves simple, opposite, 11 x 5 cm, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute, attennate at base, irregularly serrate-dentate, chartaceous; lateral nerves ca 5 pairs; petiole to 3 cm. Spike to 15 cm, cylindrical, terminal; bracts ovate, bracteoles lanceolate; flowers many, densely packed. Calyx 4 mm long; lobes 5, equal. Corolla pale pink; lobes 4, equal, obtuse, villous at apex. Stamens 4, filaments unequal, bearded with monilifom hairs. Ovary glabrous, style slender, stigma 2-lobed. Nutlets glabrous, smooth, brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink, White, Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
600-1000
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Localities:
Ponmudi, Rockwood, Rosemala, Olippara, Vellimala, Karimala, Kakki hills, Kannoth R.F., Karasurymala, Muthikulam forests, Attayar, Chemungi, Athirumala
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