Pogostemon travancoricus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogostemon
Species:
P. travancoricus
Binomial name
Pogostemon travancoricus
Bedd.

Pogostemon travancoricus is a species of flowering plant growing in southern Western Ghats.[1][2]

Description

It is a shrub growing up to 2 ft in height. Stem is woody below. Branches are quadrangular and hairy. Leaves are ovate with acute apex and rounded base, crenate- serrate and minutely pubescent above and scabrous below. Flowers are funnel shaped, tube protruding from the sepal tube. Petals are velvet-hairy. Stamens are 1.2 cm long, hairless and prominently protrude out. Calyx is 7 mm long and 12 ribbed. Yellow corolla is 10 mm long with obtuse lobes.[2][3]

Range

Southern Western Ghats.[2]

Habitat

Open areas in evergreen forests.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pogostemon travancoricus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Pogostemon travancoricus Bedd. | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. ↑ "Pogostemon travancoricus - Travancore Shrub-Mint". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2023-07-02.


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