| Family: Lamiaceae | Genus: Pogostemon | Species: Pogostemon benghalense (Burm. f.) Kuntze( जुई-लता ) |
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| Synonym | Mentha integra Buch.-Ham. ex Benth., Origanum benghalense Burm.f., Pogostemon frutescens J.Graham | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Bengal Pogostemon | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Bengal Pogostemon | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jui-lata | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1600 m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a nut. ellipsoid, shining, dark – brown. |
| Habitat | Waste places, edges of fields, forests. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | North-west Himalaya to central Nepal. | Bark Details | Smooth and purplish green in colour. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen or subdeciduous, aromatic shrubs, up to 2 m high. Leaves broadly ovate or ovate – lanceolate, base cuneate, double serrate, acuminate, glabrous or minutely pubescent. Flowers in dense bracteate, crowded, spicate racemes; bracts imbricate, ovate – lanceolate, acute, bractoles falcate – lanceolate, acuminate. Calyx with gland, hairy; lobes nearly equal, 5 – toothed. Corolla purple or whitish, glandular, upper lip 3 – lobed; lower small; sometimes equally 4 – lobed. Fruit a nut. ellipsoid, shining, dark – brown. | Leaf Details | Leaves broadly ovate or ovate – lanceolate, base cuneate, double serrate, acuminate, glabrous or minutely pubescent. |
