- Family: Lamiaceae Martinov
Pogostemon Desf.
This genus is accepted, and its native range is Cameroon to Chad and S. Tropical Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NW. Pacific.
Descriptions
According to Lamiaceae Key Genus Fact Sheets
[LKGF]Harley, R.M. et al. (2004). Labiatae, in The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (K. Kubitzki, ed. in chief) VI: 167-275. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
- Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, with simple and/or branched hairs
- Leaves
- Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3-12
- Inflorescences
- Inflorescence thyrsoid
- Bracts
- Bracts small
- Bracteoles
- Bracteoles small
- Calyx
- Calyx 5-lobed (3/2), lobes subequal or anterior longer
- Corolla
- Corolla weakly 2-lipped, 4-lobed (3/1), purple or white, not hooded, anterior lip narrow, entire
- Stamens
- Stamens equal or posterior pair slightly longer, spreading or subdeclinate, exserted from the corolla, filaments usually bearded along centre with moniliform hairs, anthers about as long as broad, thecae confluent
- Stigma
- Stigma-lobes equal to subequal
- Fruits
- Nutlets 1- 4, 0.5-1.1 x 0.3-1.0 mm, rounded at apex, glabrous, often glossy.
- Note
- 2n = 12, 32, 34, 60, 64, 72. About 75 species
- Ecology
- Mostly in moist to mesic forest or damp places
- Distribution
- From Southern and Southeastern Asia to China, a few species in South tropical Africa, Australia, Taiwan and Japan.
According to Flora of Tropical East Africa
[FTEA]Lamiaceae (Labiatae), A.J. Paton, G. Bramley, O. Ryding, R.M. Polhill, Y.B. Harvey, M. Iwarsson, F. Willis, P.B. Phillipson, K. Balkwill, C.W. Lukhoba, D.F. Otieno, & R.M. Harley. Pogostemon, R.M. Polhill. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009
- Habit
- Herbs or shrubs, sometimes aquatic, with simple and/or branched hairs
- Stem
- Stems terete or elsewhere quadrangular
- Leaves
- Leaves in whorls of 3–12 or elsewhere opposite
- Inflorescences
- Inflorescence thyrsoid; bracts and bracteoles small
- Calyx
- Calyx 5-lobed, the lobes subequal or anterior pair longer
- Corolla
- Corolla purple or white, 4-lobed, weakly 2-lipped, with a group of 3 posterior lobes and a single anterior lobe
- Stamens
- Stamens subequal or elsewhere posterior pair slightly longer, spreading or subdeclinate, inserted near top of the corolla tube, exserted; filaments bearded on the middle part; anthers ± as long as broad, appearing unilocular, the thecae confluent
- Ovary
- Ovary deeply 4-lobed, style gynobasic, 2-lobed; lobes equal or elswhere unequal
- Fruits
- Nutlets 1–4, rounded at apex, glabrous, often glossy.
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Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Marianas, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia
Introduced into:
Fiji, Samoa, Seychelles, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago
Accepted Species
- Pogostemon amaranthoides Benth.
- Pogostemon andersonii (Prain) Panigrahi
- Pogostemon aquaticus (C.H.Wright) Press
- Pogostemon atropurpureus Benth.
- Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk.
- Pogostemon barbatus Bhoti & Ingr.
- Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze
- Pogostemon brachystachyus Benth.
- Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.
- 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 falcatus (C.Y.Wu) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li
- Pogostemon fauriei (H.Lév.) Press
- Pogostemon formosanus Oliv.
- 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 henanensis Gang Yao
- Pogostemon heyneanus Benth.
- Pogostemon hirsutus Benth.
- Pogostemon hispidocalyx C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
- Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain
- Pogostemon kachinensis (Mukerjee) Panigrahi
- Pogostemon koehneanus (Muschl.) Press
- Pogostemon latifolius (C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang) Gang Yao
- Pogostemon linearis (Benth.) Kuntze
- Pogostemon litigiosus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton
- 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 nilagiricus Gamble
- Pogostemon nudus Bongch. & Pramali
- Pogostemon paludosus Benth.
- Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.
- Pogostemon parviflorus Benth.
- Pogostemon peethapushpum Pradeep
- Pogostemon peguanus (Prain) Press
- Pogostemon pentagonus (C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
- Pogostemon petelotii Doan ex Gang Yao, Y.F.Deng & X.J.Ge
- Pogostemon petiolaris Benth.
- Pogostemon philippinensis S.Moore
- Pogostemon plectranthoides Desf.
- Pogostemon pressii Panigrahi
- Pogostemon pubescens Benth.
- Pogostemon pumilus (Graham) Press
- Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell
- Pogostemon quadrifolius (Roxb. ex D.Don) 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
- 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
Synonyms
Other Data
Pogostemon Desf. appears in other Kew resources:
Herbarium Catalogue (4 records)
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sands, M.J.S. [1061], Papua New Guinea | K000932250 | |||
| Jones, B.L. [466], Malaysia | K000824771 | |||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.], India | K001132518 | |||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 7123] | K001126754 |
Bibliography
First published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 2: 154 (1815)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Kubitzki, Fam. Gen. Fl. Pl. 7: 214 (2004)
- J.L.S. 128: 159–183 (1998)
- Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond., Bot. 27: 77–148 (1997)
- Bull. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. 10: 1–89 (1982)
- Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 2: 154, t. 6 (1815)
Lamiaceae Key Genus Fact Sheets
- Harley RM, Atkins S, Budantsev AL, Cantino PD, Conn BJ, Grayer R, Harley MM, de Kok RPJ, Krestovskaja T, Morales R, Paton AJ, Ryding O, and Upson T. 2004. Labiatae, in The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants (K. Kubitzki, ed. in chief) VI: 167-275. Sp
- Ingrouille & Bhatti, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 128: 159-183 (1998).
- Bhatti & Ingrouille, Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Bot.) 27, 2: 77-148 (1997)
- Anuragia Raizada, Suppl. Duthie's Fl. Upper Gangetic Plain: 219 (1976), nom. illeg.
- Dysophylla El Gazzar & L.Watson ex Airy Shaw, Taxon 16: 190 (1967), nom. illeg.
- Eusteralis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 95 (1837).
- Chotekia Opiz & Corda, Flora 13: t. 33 (1830).
- Dysophylla Blume, Bijdr.: 826 (1826).
- Wensea J.C.Wendl., Coll. Pl. 3: 24 (1819).
- Pogostemon Desf., Mem. Mus. Hist. Mat. Paris 2: 154 (1815)
Sources
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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