Pogostemon benghalensis

Pogostemon benghalensis

Pogostemon benghalensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Pogostemoneae
Genus: Pogostemon
Species: Pogostemon benghalensis

Name

Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze, 1891

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Origanum benghalense Burm.f., Fl. Indica: 128 (1768).
• Heterotypic
  • Origanum indicum Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 265 (1821).
  • Mentha integra Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 31 (1830).
  • Pogostemon frutescens J.Graham, Cat. Pl. Bombay: 149 (1839).
  • Pogostemon purpuricaulis Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 336 (1850).
  • Pogostemon indicus (Roth) Kuntze, Um die Erde: 500 (1881).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. : 2:529.

Additional references

• Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pogostemon benghalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pogostemon benghalensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pogostemon benghalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pogostemon benghalensis. Published online. Accessed: Mar 31 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pogostemon benghalensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 Mar 31.

Vernacular names

العربية: بتشول بنغالي

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