Pogostemon stellatus

Pogostemon stellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Pogostemon
Species:	P. stellatus
Binomial name
Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze, 1891
Synonyms
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

Pogostemon stellatus is an aquatic perennial herb from eastern and southeastern Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea, and northern Australia. 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.

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium plant species