Pogostemon glaber
Benth.
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
gbif· cc0
GBIF
gbif· cc0
GBIF
Description
A herb. The stems are 0.5-2 m tall. Lower leaves have leaf stalks 6 cm long but higher leaves do not. The leaves are oval and 5-8 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. There are double teeth along the edge. The flowers are in spikes in the axils of leaves and at the end of the stems and there are many flowers in layers.
Edible Uses
The leaves are added to dishes as a spice or flavouring.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are added to dishes as a spice or flavouring.
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Medicinal Uses
The plant is used medicinally.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in hills, valleys and forests between 1,300-2,700 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia, Thailand,
References (1)
- Ghorbani, A., et al, 2012, A comparison of the wild food plant use knowledge of ethnic minorities in Naban River Watershed Nature Reserve, Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 8:17
