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Pogostemon formosanus

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Species of herb

Pogostemon formosanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogostemon
Species: P. formosanus
Binomial name
Pogostemon formosanus
Oliv.

Pogostemon formosanus is a plant species in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1896. The species is endemic to the island of Taiwan.

Pogostemon formosanus are herbs or suffruticose plants, growing up to 1 m tall and covered with septate hairs; the stems are erect, round or square, and glabrous or sparsely and minutely hairy.

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 259 台湾刺蕊草 tai wan ci rui cao Pogostemon formosanus Oliver, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2440. 1896.
Taxon identifiers
Pogostemon formosanus
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