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Pogostemon

Pogostemon
Pogostemon cablin 001.jpg
Pogostemon cablin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogostemon
Desf.
Synonyms
  • 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.

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.

Species include:



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