Pogostemon

Pogostemon
Pogostemon cablin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lamiaceae
Subfamily:Lamioideae
Genus:Pogostemon
Desf.
Synonyms[1]
  • Wensea J.C.Wendl.
  • Dysophylla Blume
  • Chotekia Opiz & Corda
  • Eusteralis Raf.
  • Dysophylla El Gazzar & L.Watson ex Airy Shaw 1967 not Blume 1826
  • Anuragia Raizada illegitimate name

Pogostemon is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia.[1]

The best known member of this genus is patchouli, Pogostemon cablin, widely cultivated in Asia for its scented foliage, used for perfume, incense, insect repellent, herbal tea, etc.[2]

Selected species

Species include:[3]

  • Pogostemon amaranthoides Benth.
  • Pogostemon andersonii (Prain) Panigrahi
  • Pogostemon aquaticus (C.H.Wright) Press
  • Pogostemon atropurpureus Benth.
  • Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. - southeast Asia
  • Pogostemon barbatus Bhoti & Ingr.
  • Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze
  • Pogostemon brachystachyus Benth.
  • Pogostemon brevicorollus Y.Z.Sun
  • Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. - South Asia & southeast Asia
  • Pogostemon championii Prain
  • Pogostemon chinensis C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
  • Pogostemon crassicaulis (Benth.) Press
  • Pogostemon cristatus Hassk.
  • Pogostemon cruciatus (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Pogostemon dasianus A.B.De & Mukerjee
  • Pogostemon deccanensis (Panigrahi) Press
  • Pogostemon dielsianus Dunn
  • Pogostemon elatispicatus Bhoti & Ingr.
  • Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth.
  • Pogostemon erectus (Dalzell) Kuntze
  • Pogostemon esquirolii (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
  • Pogostemon falcatus (C.Y.Wu) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li
  • Pogostemon formosanus Oliv. - Taiwan
  • Pogostemon fraternus Miq.
  • Pogostemon gardneri Hook.f.
  • Pogostemon glaber Benth.
  • Pogostemon glabratus Chermsir. ex Press
  • Pogostemon globulosus Phuong ex Suddee & A.J.Paton
  • Pogostemon griffithii Prain
  • Pogostemon hedgei V.S.Kumar & B.D.Sharma
  • Pogostemon helferi (Hook.f.) Press
  • Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. - South Asia & southeast Asia
  • Pogostemon hirsutus Benth.
  • Pogostemon hispidocalyx C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
  • Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain
  • Pogostemon kachinensis (Mukerjee) Panigrahi
  • Pogostemon koehneanus (Muschl.) Press
  • Pogostemon linearis (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Pogostemon litigiosus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton
  • Pogostemon lythroides (Diels) Press
  • Pogostemon macgregorii W.W.Sm.
  • Pogostemon manipurensis V.S.Kumar
  • Pogostemon membranaceus Merr.
  • Pogostemon menthoides Blume
  • Pogostemon micangensis G.Taylor
  • Pogostemon mollis Benth.
  • Pogostemon mutamba (Hiern) G.Taylor
  • Pogostemon myosuroides (Roth) Kuntze
  • Pogostemon nelsonii Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton
  • Pogostemon nepetoides Stapf
  • Pogostemon nigrescens Dunn
  • Pogostemon nilagiricus Gamble
  • Pogostemon paludosus Benth. - southern India
  • Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.
  • Pogostemon parviflorus Benth.
  • Pogostemon peethapushpum Pradeep
  • Pogostemon peguanus (Prain) Press
  • Pogostemon pentagonus (C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
  • Pogostemon petiolaris Benth.
  • Pogostemon philippinensis S.Moore
  • Pogostemon plectrantoides Desf.
  • Pogostemon pressii Panigrahi
  • Pogostemon pubescens Benth.
  • Pogostemon pumilus (Graham) Press
  • Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell
  • Pogostemon quadrifolius (Benth.) F.Muell.
  • Pogostemon raghavendranii R.Murugan & Livingst.
  • Pogostemon reflexus Benth.
  • Pogostemon reticulatus Merr.
  • Pogostemon rogersii N.E.Br.
  • Pogostemon rotundatus Benth.
  • Pogostemon rugosus (Hook.f.) El Gazzar & L.Watson
  • Pogostemon rupestris Benth.
  • Pogostemon salicifolius (Dalzell ex Hook.f.) El Gazzar & L.Watson
  • Pogostemon sampsonii (Hance) Press
  • Pogostemon septentrionalis C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
  • Pogostemon speciosus Benth.
  • Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze - southeast Asia, southern China, northern Australia
  • Pogostemon stocksii (Hook.f.) Press
  • Pogostemon strigosus (Benth.) Benth.
  • Pogostemon szemaoensis (C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan) Press
  • Pogostemon tisserantii (Pellegr.) Bhoti & Ingr.
  • Pogostemon travancoricus Bedd.
  • Pogostemon trinervis Chermsir. ex Press
  • Pogostemon tuberculosus Benth.
  • Pogostemon velatus Benth.
  • Pogostemon vestitus Benth.
  • Pogostemon villosus (Roxb.) Benth.
  • Pogostemon wattii C.B.Clarke
  • Pogostemon wightii Benth.
  • Pogostemon williamsii Elmer
  • Pogostemon xanthiifolius C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
  • Pogostemon yatabeanus (Makino) Press

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Leung A, Foster S Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs and cosmetics John Wiley and Sons 1996
  3. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved June 19, 2016


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