Pangli / Bengal Pogostemon
Pogostemon benghalensis
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- December-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pogostemon benghalensis
- Genus
- Pogostemon
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are opposite, with petioles up to 2.5 cm long;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“the lamina is ovate, about 13 × 6 cm in size, with a cuneate base, double-dentate margin, and acuminate apex.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“the lamina is ovate, about 13 × 6 cm in size, with a cuneate base, double-dentate margin, and acuminate apex.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pangli itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- SpikerecordedFlowers arranged directly on a central stem without individual stalks.“The inflorescence is a verticillaster arranged in a terminal false spike, about 7 cm long, often branched at the base into two or more lateral spikes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pangli itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- रुधिलो Rudhilo
- Bengali
- জূঈ লতা Jui-lata
- Marathi
- पांगळी Pangli, पांगळी
About Pangli
Bengal Pogostemon (Pogostemon benghalensis) belongs to the Lamiaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and 15 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Pangli belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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