Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Pogostemon heyneanus
Pacche Kadiru / Patchouli पाच
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- November-March
Pacche Kadiru 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil | கதிர்ப்பச்சை | Katir-P-Paccai |
| Kannada | ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕದಿರು · ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕೊರಳು · ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ | Pacche Kadiru, Pacche Koralu, Pacche Thene |
| Marathi | पाच | Pach |
See the original recorded names
- Tamil
- கதிர்ப்பச்சை Katir-P-Paccai
- Kannada
- ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕದಿರು Pacche Kadiru, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ಕೊರಳು Pacche Koralu, ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ Pacche Thene
- Marathi
- पाच Pach
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to Myanmar, Sri Lanka, W. & C. Malesia.
- Recorded habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →
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How to identify Pacche Kadiru
Identify Pacche Kadiru 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Cultivated patchouli relative.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pacche Kadiru.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pogostemon heyneanus
- Genus
- Pogostemon
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pacche Kadiru itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pacche Kadiru itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pacche Kadiru
A member of the Lamiaceae family, Patchouli (Pogostemon heyneanus) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Pacche Kadiru belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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