Pogostemon formosanus

Pogostemon formosanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogostemon
Species: P. formosanus
Binomial name
Pogostemon formosanus
Oliv.

Pogostemon formosanus is a plant species in Lamiaceae, first described in 1896. The species is endemic to the island of Taiwan.[1]

Herbs or suffruticose plants, to 1 m tall, covered with septate hairs; stems erect, round or square, glabrous or sparsely and minutely hairy.[2]

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.


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