Pogostemon elsholtzioides

Benth.

Lamiaceae Edible: Leaves 1 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. The plant has an aroma. The stems are branched. Young stems are hairy and old stems are purple-brown. The leaves are sword shaped and 5-12 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. There is a tip at the end and they taper to the base. There are teeth along the edge. The leaves are dark green above and more pale underneath. The spikes are 3-9 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. They are in rings. The flowers are mauve to purple.

Edible Uses

Young leaves are boiled with rice and eaten as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The young leaves are boiled with rice and eaten as a vegetable.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in cleared wet broad-leaved forest.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia,

Also Known As

Phiziio

References (1)

Pfoze, N. L., et al, 2012, Survey and assessment of floral diversity on wild edible plants from Senapati district of Manipur, Northeast India. Journal or Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 1(6):50-52