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Pogostemon heyneanus Benth.

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🗒 Synonyms
synonymPogostemon patchouly var. suavis (Ten.) Hook.f.
synonymPogostemon suavis Ten.
🗒 Common Names
Other
  • Kadirpachai
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Herb
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      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.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: November-February
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              Indo-Malesia

              Indian distribution

              State - Kerala, District/s: Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad

              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Maharashtra: Raigad, Thane Karnataka: N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Malapuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri,
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
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                  📚 Occurrence
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                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Ayurveda
                  Ayurveda
                  Folk medicine
                  Folk medicine
                  Siddha
                  Siddha
                  Medicinal
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    System Of Medicines Used In

                    Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha

                    FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1716
                    Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1716
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
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                      📚 Information Listing
                      References
                      1. 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.
                      2. Pogostemon patchouli sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 653. 1885, non Pellet 1845.
                      1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
                      1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1716
                      Information Listing > References
                      1. 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.
                      2. Pogostemon patchouli sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 653. 1885, non Pellet 1845.
                      3. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
                      4. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1716

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                      🐾 Taxonomy
                      RootRoot
                      KingdomPlantae
                      PhylumTracheophyta
                      ClassMagnoliopsida
                      OrderLamiales
                      FamilyLamiaceae
                      GenusPogostemon
                      SpeciesPogostemon heyneanus Benth.
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