Pogostemon plectranthoides Desf. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Pogostemon plectranthoides Desf.

Summary

Genus:

Pogostemon

Family:

Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)

Subfamily:

Lamioideae

Tribe:

Pogostemoneae

Nomen number:

410554

Place of publication:

Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 2:155, t. 6. 1815

Verified:

04/15/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Bhatti, G. R. & M. Ingrouille. 1997. Systematics of Pogostemon (Labiatae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 27:91.
Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 19:182.
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].

Common names

India
thekkali –
Nepalese
rudilo –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal

Native
Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Nepal

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	essential oils		Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 19:182.
Medicines	folklore		Bhatti, G. R. & M. Ingrouille. 1997. Systematics of Pogostemon (Labiatae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 27:91.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=410554. Accessed 18 December 2025.