Pogostemon
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Pogostemon is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae
. The best known member of this genus is Patchouli
.
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
. The best known member of this genus is Patchouli
Patchouli
Patchouli is a species from the genus Pogostemon and a bushy herb of the mint family, with erect stems, reaching two or three feet in height and bearing small, pale pink-white flowers...
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Species
- Pogostemon auricularia (L.) Hassk.
- Pogostemon cablinPatchouliPatchouli is a species from the genus Pogostemon and a bushy herb of the mint family, with erect stems, reaching two or three feet in height and bearing small, pale pink-white flowers...
(Blanco) Benth. - Pogostemon formosanus Oliv.
- Pogostemon paludosus
- Pogostemon stellatusPogostemon stellatusPogostemon stellatus, formerly Eusteralis stellata, is a perennial herb from southeast Asia and northern Australia, including the island of New Guinea. Because of its extensive and somewhat fragmented geographic distribution, there are many different color and leaf forms of this plant in the wild....
(Lour.) Kuntze