Pogostemon stellatus
| Pogostemon stellatus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Asterids |
| Order: |
Lamiales |
| Family: |
Lamiaceae |
| Genus: |
Pogostemon |
| Species: |
P. stellatus |
| Binomial name |
Pogostemon stellatus
(Lour.) Kuntze, 1891 |
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Mentha stellata Lour.
- Mentha quaternifolia B.Heyne ex Roth superfluous name
- Dysophylla stellata (Lour.) Benth. ex Wall
- Anuragia stellata (Lour.) Raizada
- Eusteralis stellata (Lour.) Panigrahi
- Eusteralis quaternifolia M.R.Almeida superfluous name
- Mentha verticillata Roxb. ex D.Don 1825 not L. 1814
- Dysophylla verticillata Benth. ex Wall.
- Eusteralis pumila Raf.
- Dysophylla tomentosa Dalzell
- Pogostemon verticillatus (Benth. ex Wall.) Miq.
- Dysophylla japonica Miq.
- Dysophylla benthamiana Hance
- Pogostemon japonicus (Miq.) Kuntze
- Dysophylla fauriei H.Lév
- Dysophylla esquirolii H.Lév
- Anuragia tomentosa (Dalzell) Raizada
- Anuragia verticillata (Benth. ex Wall.) Raizada
- Eusteralis tomentosa (Dalzell) Panigrahi
- Pogostemon fauriei (H.Lév.) Press
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Pogostemon stellatus is an aquatic perennial herb from eastern + southeastern Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea, and northern Australia.[1] Because of its extensive geographic distribution, there are many different color and leaf forms of this plant in the wild. It is a highly prized and sought after aquatic plant in the aquarium trade.
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