Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Pogostemon benghalensis
Pangli / Bengal Pogostemon पांगळी
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- December-April
Pangli in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Nepali | रुधिलो | Rudhilo |
| Bengali | জূঈ লতা | Jui-lata |
| Marathi | पांगळी | Pangli |
See the original recorded names
- Nepali
- रुधिलो Rudhilo
- Bengali
- জূঈ লতা Jui-lata
- Marathi
- पांगळी Pangli, पांगळी
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Uttarakhand →Karnataka →
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How to identify Pangli
Identify Pangli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala and nearby regions.
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pangli itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
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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