Pogostemon crassicaulis

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Anuragia crassicaulis
• Eusteralis crassicaulis
• Dysophylla crassicaulis

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and the subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Lamiales and the family Lamiaceae, it is classified under the genus Pogostemon. Specifically, its scientific name is Pogostemon crassicaulis.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is widely distributed across various regions within the Indian Subcontinent. It can be found growing in the lush landscapes of Assam and throughout India. Its presence is also well-documented in the country of Bangladesh. Furthermore, the species extends into the mountainous terrain of the East Himalaya. Finally, its geographical range includes the diverse environments of Nepal.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Pogostemon crassicaulis is characterized by its specific growth habit and developmental strategy, functioning primarily as a chamaephyte. This life form indicates that its perennating buds are located close to the soil surface, allowing the plant to persist through unfavorable seasons by maintaining a low-lying structure. Depending on the specific environmental stressors and microhabitat availability, its developmental trajectory may fluctuate between various ecological classifications, including characteristics of a nanophanerophyte, phanerophyte, hemicryptophyte, geophyte, hydrophyte, helophyte, therophyte, or lithophyte. This biological plasticity allows the species to navigate diverse moisture regimes and substrate types, ensuring survival through different stages of its life cycle by adjusting its vegetative architecture in response to seasonal shifts and resource availability.

Life form :

chamaephyte

Morphology

The morphology of Pogostemon crassicaulis is characterized by its growth habit as a self-supporting climber, which allows it to navigate its environment without relying on external hosts for structural stability. It functions as an independent organism, showing no parasitic behavior, and maintains a strictly terrestrial existence rather than acting as an epiphyte.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Pogostemon crassicaulis has 3 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include COMPOUND 6, Compound 1, Compound 7.

COMPOUND 6

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Compound 1

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Compound 7

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