
Lamiaceae FAMILY
Pogostemon heyneanus
Pogostemon heyneanus
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Perennial
Growth—
Plants can flower all year round[1]. The leaves have a faint, pleasant scent[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cuttings of half-ripe wood 5 - 10cm long[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pogostemon+heyneanus>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
- [2]A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon — Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. · Dulau and Co; London. · 1898 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
- [4]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
- [5]Bulletin of The Natural History Museum, Botany Series. Vol 27 No. 2 — Natural History Museum; London · 1997 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Contains a treatment of the genus Pogostemon, including ethnobotanical uses. Can be downloaded from the Internet.