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Family: Lamiaceae	Genus: Pogostemon	Species: Pogostemon benghalense (Burm. f.) Kuntze( जुई-लता )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

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.

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