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, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of

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, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivated in Asia for its scented foliage, used for

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, etc. In 1997, it was proposed for the genus to be split into three subgenera— '' Allopogostemon'' Bhatti & Ingr., ''Dysophyllus'' (Blume) Bhatti & Ingr., and ''Pogostemon'' sensu Bhatti & Ingr. based on numerous morphological characteristics. However, the significant variability in these traits as well as possible

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within this genus has made classification of species challenging. Some members of the genus (e.g. ''

Pogostemon erectus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'', '' Pogostemon stellatus'', '' Pogostemon helferi'') are grown ornamentally in the

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Selected species

Species include: *'' Pogostemon amaranthoides'' Benth. *''

Pogostemon andersonii ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (Prain) Panigrahi *'' Pogostemon aquaticus'' (C.H.Wright) Press *''

Pogostemon atropurpureus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Benth. *''

Pogostemon auricularius ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (L.) Hassk. - southeast Asia *''

Pogostemon barbatus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Bhoti & Ingr. *''

Pogostemon benghalensis ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (Burm.f.) Kuntze *''

Pogostemon brachystachyus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Benth. *''

Pogostemon brevicorollus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Y.Z.Sun *''

Pogostemon cablin Patchouli (also spelled patchouly or pachouli; ; ''Pogostemon cablin'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called the mint or deadnettle family. The plant grows as a bushy perennial herb, with erect stems reaching ...

'' (Blanco) Benth. - South Asia & southeast Asia *''

Pogostemon championii ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Prain *''

Pogostemon chinensis ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang *''

Pogostemon crassicaulis ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (Benth.) Press *''

Pogostemon cristatus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Hassk. *''

Pogostemon cruciatus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (Benth.) Kuntze *''

Pogostemon dasianus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' A.B.De & Mukerjee *'' Pogostemon deccanensis'' (Panigrahi) Press *'' Pogostemon dielsianus'' Dunn *'' Pogostemon elatispicatus'' Bhoti & Ingr. *''

Pogostemon elsholtzioides ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Benth. *''

'' (Dalzell) Kuntze *''

Pogostemon esquirolii ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang *'' Pogostemon falcatus'' (C.Y.Wu) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li *'' Pogostemon formosanus'' Oliv. - Taiwan *'' Pogostemon fraternus'' Miq. *''

Pogostemon gardneri ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Hook.f. *'' Pogostemon glaber'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon glabratus'' Chermsir. ex Press *''

Pogostemon globulosus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Phuong ex Suddee & A.J.Paton *''

Pogostemon griffithii ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Prain *''

Pogostemon guamensis ''Pogostemon guamensis'' is a rare plant in the Lamiaceae family (sages and mints) that is endemic only to the limestone cliffs surrounding Anderson Airforce Base on the island of Guam. The species was first described in the scientific literature ...

'' Lorence & W.L.Wagner - Guam *'' Pogostemon hedgei'' V.S.Kumar & B.D.Sharma *'' Pogostemon helferi'' (Hook.f.) Press *'' Pogostemon heyneanus'' Benth. - South Asia & southeast Asia *'' Pogostemon hirsutus'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon hispidocalyx'' C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang *'' Pogostemon hispidus'' (Benth.) Prain *'' Pogostemon kachinensis'' (Mukerjee) Panigrahi *'' Pogostemon koehneanus'' (Muschl.) Press *''

Pogostemon linearis ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (Benth.) Kuntze *'' Pogostemon litigiosus'' Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton *'' Pogostemon lythroides'' (Diels) Press *'' Pogostemon macgregorii'' W.W.Sm. *'' Pogostemon manipurensis'' V.S.Kumar *'' Pogostemon membranaceus'' Merr. *'' Pogostemon menthoides'' Blume *'' Pogostemon micangensis'' G.Taylor *'' Pogostemon mollis'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon mutamba'' (Hiern) G.Taylor *'' Pogostemon myosuroides'' (Roth) Kuntze *'' Pogostemon nelsonii'' Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton *'' Pogostemon nepetoides'' Stapf *'' Pogostemon nigrescens'' Dunn *'' Pogostemon nilagiricus'' Gamble *'' Pogostemon paludosus'' Benth. - southern India *''

Pogostemon paniculatus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (Willd.) Benth. *''

Pogostemon parviflorus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon peethapushpum'' Pradeep *'' Pogostemon peguanus'' (Prain) Press *'' Pogostemon pentagonus'' (C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.) Kuntze *''

Pogostemon petiolaris ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon philippinensis'' S.Moore *''

Pogostemon plectrantoides ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Desf. *'' Pogostemon pressii'' Panigrahi *'' Pogostemon pubescens'' Benth. *''

Pogostemon pumilus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (Graham) Press *'' Pogostemon purpurascens'' Dalzell *'' Pogostemon quadrifolius'' (Benth.) F.Muell. *'' Pogostemon raghavendranii'' R.Murugan & Livingst. *'' Pogostemon rajendranii'' Ramasamy *''

Pogostemon reflexus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Benth. *''

Pogostemon reticulatus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Merr. *''

Pogostemon rogersii ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' N.E.Br. *''

Pogostemon rotundatus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Benth. *''

Pogostemon rugosus ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (Hook.f.) El Gazzar & L.Watson *'' Pogostemon rupestris'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon salicifolius'' (Dalzell ex Hook.f.) El Gazzar & L.Watson *'' Pogostemon sampsonii'' (Hance) Press *'' Pogostemon septentrionalis'' C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang *'' Pogostemon speciosus'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon stellatus'' (Lour.) Kuntze - southeast Asia, southern China, northern Australia *'' Pogostemon stocksii'' (Hook.f.) Press *'' Pogostemon strigosus'' (Benth.) Benth. *''

Pogostemon szemaoensis ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan) Press *''

Pogostemon tisserantii ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' (Pellegr.) Bhoti & Ingr. *'' Pogostemon travancoricus'' Bedd. *''

Pogostemon trinervis ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' Chermsir. ex Press *'' Pogostemon tuberculosus'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon velatus'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon vestitus'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon villosus'' (Roxb.) Benth. *''

Pogostemon wattii ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' C.B.Clarke *'' Pogostemon wightii'' Benth. *'' Pogostemon williamsii'' Elmer *''

Pogostemon xanthiifolius ''Pogostemon'' is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The best known member of this genus is patchouli, ''Pogostemon cablin'', widely cultivate ...

'' C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang *'' Pogostemon yatabeanus'' (Makino) Press

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q855490 Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by René Louiche Desfontaines