Dakshini Pachouli / Panicled Pogostemon
Pogostemon paniculatus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry
- Flowering
- October-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pogostemon paniculatus
- Genus
- Pogostemon
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in wastelands
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dakshini Pachouli itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- Panicle (branched cluster of clusters)recorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dakshini Pachouli itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- दक्षिणी पचौली Dakshini Pachouli
- Kannada
- ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೆನೆ Pacche Thene
- Malayalam
- ഭൂതചെടയൻ Bhoothachedayan, മലമ്പോത Malampotha
- Marathi
- दक्षिणी पाचोळी Dakshini Pacholi
About Dakshini Pachouli
A member of the Lamiaceae family, Panicled Pogostemon (Pogostemon paniculatus) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Dakshini Pachouli belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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