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Pogostemon pubescens
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Pogostemon pubescens Benth. in DC., Prodr. 12: 142. 1848; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1133(792). 1924; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 372. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 223. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 382. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 372. 1994; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 55. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 254. 1999; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 663. 2009.
Pogostemon parviflorus Benth. in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31. 1830,p.p.; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 632. 1885; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 326. 1984.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves simple, opposite, ca. 8 x 4 cm, ovate, apex acute, base cuneate, doubly crenate, membranous, sparsely hirsute; petiole to 3.5 cm. Panicles axillary and terminal; bracts 5 x 1 mm, oblong, ciliate. Calyx tube 4 mm, tooth 1 mm, ovate-lanceolate, pubescent. Corolla white with purple shades; tube 3 mm, upper lip, 3-lobed, 5 mm, lower lip 5 mm. Staminal filaments 6 mm long, purple bearded.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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):
Purple
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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:
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Localities:
Olikkudy, Campshed area, Valiyaparathode, Periya, Lock-hert gap, Devicolam, Karasurymala, Ponmudi
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