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Pogostemon heyneanus
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31. 1830; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1133(792). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 326. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 371. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 381. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 371. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 291. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 251. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 553. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 323. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 537. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 403. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 662. 2009.
Pogostemon patchouli sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 653. 1885, non Pellet 1845.
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Tamil name(s):
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Description:
Subshrubs; stem hoary tomentose. Leaves 11 x 6 cm, ovate, acute, irregularly crenate, glabrescent; petiole 3 cm long. Racemes panicled, interrupted, not 1-sided; bracts and bracteoles similar, 2.5 x 1 mm. Flowers few together; calyx 4 mm long, glandular, lobes triangular; corolla 5 mm long; lower lip 3-lobed, middle lobe narrower, acute; filaments bearded. Nutlets biconvex, orbicular, smooth, brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-February
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
White
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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:
600-800
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Localities:
Umiyar, Kallar, Koruthode, Arampa, Mannarappara, Valiyaparathode, Ambayathode, Periya, Mukkali forests, Punchakolli, Teppakulam, Attayar
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