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Pogostemon cablin

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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 up to in height and bearing small, pale, pink-white flowers.

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Vinony's link graph records 182 inbound references to Pogostemon cablin, and connects out to perfume, Indonesia and South America.

It sits within the topics Essential oils, Hippie movement and Incense material.

Vinony links it to 49 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Pogostemon cablin

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyLamiaceae
Native toJawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera
Observations recorded575

Mentha cablin Blanco, Fl. Filip. 473. 1837; Pogostemon javanicus Backer ex Adelbert; P. patchouly Pelletier; P. patchouly var. suavis J. D. Hooker.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
155
With media
123
Family
Lamiaceae
Collections
IIB-UV, UJAT, IBUNAM, SD, DBG, CLEMS
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Philippines, Paraguay, Niue, Indonesia, Samoa, Tonga

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taxon name
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taxon common name
藿香
short name
P. cablin
taxon author citation
(Blanco) Benth.
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Cultivation
  • Essential oil
  • Extraction
  • Components
  • Uses
  • Perfume
  • Insect repellent
  • Incense
  • Culinary
  • Toys
  • Medicine
  • References

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 up to in height and bearing small, pale, pink-white flowers.

It is native to the island region of Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, New Guinea, and the Philippines. It is also found in many parts of Nepal and North East India. Noted for its fragrant essential oil, it has many commercial uses and is extensively cultivated in tropical climates around the world, especially in Asia, Madagascar, South America, and the Caribbean. , global demand for patchouli oil is over per year, of which over 90% is produced by Indonesia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pogostemon cablin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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