Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Pogostemon benghalensis FOR VALIDATION ? ID :: Prabalgad

Dinesh Valke

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May 5, 2015, 6:34:28 AM5/5/15

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Lamiaceae Fortnight
mint family

Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?

Dear friends,
I am not confident about this plant being benghalensis. Something looks different to me about its inflorescence. Other aspects seems similar to that of P. benghalensis. Please help validate / ID.

at Prabalgad on January 28, 2012

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Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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May 10, 2015, 4:37:54 AM5/10/15

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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

efi page on Pogostemon benghalensis

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Date: 10 May 2015 at 17:09
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:222803] Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Pogostemon benghalensis FOR VALIDATION ? ID :: Prabalgad :: DVMAY45/45
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It is not Pogostemon benghalensis as the flowers are generally crowded therein ( and not arranged in lax in spikes as seen in your photographs). How about P.cablin . Pl check this link also http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/04/4000/3763.jpg.

Dinesh Valke

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May 14, 2015, 10:27:11 AM5/14/15

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Thank you very much Garg ji for resurfacing this post for ID.

Many thanks to Mahadeswara ji for his validating points, and possible ID of P. cablin.

Pictures of P. cablin on internet are confusing, most of them look close to P. benghalensis in context of inflorescence.

Another query arises: Is P. cablin distributed in northern Western Ghats.

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Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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May 15, 2015, 7:58:53 AM5/15/15

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Reply as per another thread:

""This might be Pogostemon pubescens or P. parviflorus very closed allied spp of P. bengalensis. From photos I can guess this is the latter.
DR. V. SAMPATH KUMAR""

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Dinesh Valke

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May 15, 2015, 8:39:25 AM5/15/15

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Many thanks Garg ji.

Thanks very much Sampath ji for providing the possible IDs. Will revise my notes with the tentative ID of Pogostemon parviflorus.