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A Checklist of the Genus Pogostemon Desf. in Southern Western Ghats


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1 Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram‐ 673 635, Kerala, India
 

A comprehensive taxonomic revision of the genus Pogostemon in Southern Western Ghats was carried out based on field observation and extensive herbarium studies. Twenty‐one species and one variety are recognized, among of which seven species and one variety are endemic to Western Ghats especially Nilgiris. Based on the observations made, a Checklist of the genus Pogostemon with a brief description for identification, season of flowering, endemism, ecology and distribution of each species in the Southern Western Ghats is formed.

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Pogostemon, Southern Western Ghats, Checklist, Distribution.
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Authors

Kalathummarath Shinoj
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram‐ 673 635, Kerala, India
Kollancheri Puthanveetil Vimal
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram‐ 673 635, Kerala, India
Purayidathkandy Sunojkumar
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram‐ 673 635, Kerala, India

Abstract


A comprehensive taxonomic revision of the genus Pogostemon in Southern Western Ghats was carried out based on field observation and extensive herbarium studies. Twenty‐one species and one variety are recognized, among of which seven species and one variety are endemic to Western Ghats especially Nilgiris. Based on the observations made, a Checklist of the genus Pogostemon with a brief description for identification, season of flowering, endemism, ecology and distribution of each species in the Southern Western Ghats is formed.

Keywords


Pogostemon, Southern Western Ghats, Checklist, Distribution.

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