Four-Leaf Shrub-Mint
Pogostemon quadrifolius
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Puducherry, Meghalaya, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pogostemon quadrifolius
- Genus
- Pogostemon
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles in laterite hillocks
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Southeast Asia to Malaysia
- Found in India
- Puducherry, Meghalaya, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Four-Leaf Shrub-Mint
Four-Leaf Shrub-Mint (Pogostemon quadrifolius) is an undershrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Mint/Sage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, verticillaster (whorled cymes) flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is typically found in scrub jungles in laterite hillocks. Native to Indian subcontinent, it is distributed across India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Southeast Asia to Malaysia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-January. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Four-Leaf Shrub-Mint belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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