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Pogostemon
Sign in to savePogostemon 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.
Species
Comb Bushmint
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
Common Name: dilem
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 204
- With media
- 141
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, A, VT, GH, RSA, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, China, United States, Philippines, Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia
Research
461 papers- Therapeutic potential of Pogostemon cablin herb: a comprehensive review.Pharmaceutical patent analyst · 2022
- Pogostemon cablin Acts as a Key Regulator of NF-κB Signaling and Has a Potent Therapeutic Effect on Intestinal Mucosal Inflammation.Mediators of inflammation · 2025
- Analysis of Pogostemon cablin from pharmaceutical research to market performances.Expert opinion on investigational drugs · 2013
- Pharmacological activities and mechanisms of action of Pogostemon cablin Benth: a review.Chinese medicine · 2021
- [Biosynthesis and metabolism regulation of terpenoids in Pogostemon cablin: a review].Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Selected species
- References
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 cultivated in Asia for its scented foliage, used for perfume, incense, insect repellent, herbal tea, 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 convergent evolution within this genus has made classification of species challenging. Some members of the genus (e.g. Pogostemon erectus, Pogostemon stellatus, Pogostemon helferi) are grown ornamentally in the aquarium hobby and are used for aquascaping.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pogostemon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.