Thank you very much Garg ji for resurfacing this post for ID. Many thanks to Mahadeswara ji for his validating points, and possible ID of *P. cablin*.
Pictures of *P. cablin* on internet are confusing, most of them look close to *P. **benghalensis* in context of inflorescence. Another query arises: Is *P. cablin* distributed in northern Western Ghats. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 5:10 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: M Swamy <swamy.c...@gmail.com> > Date: 10 May 2015 at 17:09 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:222803] Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) > Fortnight :: Pogostemon benghalensis FOR VALIDATION ? ID :: Prabalgad :: > DVMAY45/45 > To: "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> > > > It is not Pogostemon benghalensis as the flowers are generally crowded > therein ( and not arranged in lax in spikes as seen in your > photographs). How about P.cablin . Pl check this link also > http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/04/4000/3763.jpg. > > On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 2:07 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Some earlier relevant feedback: >> >> efi page on Pogostemon benghalensis >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/l/lamiaceae/pogostemon/pogostemon-benghalensis> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >> Date: 5 May 2015 at 16:04 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:222803] Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight >> :: Pogostemon benghalensis FOR VALIDATION ? ID :: Prabalgad :: DVMAY45/45 >> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> >> Lamiaceae Fortnight >> mint family >> *Pogostemon* ¿ *benghalensis* ? >> Dear friends, >> I am not confident about this plant being *benghalensis*. Something >> looks different to me about its inflorescence. Other aspects seems similar >> to that of *P. benghalensis*. Please help validate / ID. >> ------------------------------ >> at Prabalgad on January 28, 2012 >> >> [image: Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6780303689&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf0D0Fuq7LY1D802JLgWAyFYZ0RjA> >> >> >> [image: Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6780302651&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcbf7dX5YOzahF75ztHzxyswVFQaQ> >> >> >> [image: Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6780313983&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfxgcaQ_KSmpYw-s_bdM0LIRnaB8g> >> >> >> [image: Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6780307185&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd0k3Z0kDfQXc-jlHLlQvTQoqay5g> >> >> >> [image: Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6780301765&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcP8WFK3naxfhdc_NLmh-ZUmaxDLw> >> >> >> [image: Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6780294703&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdEvsxCe01hPiqd-pXD9yvQG9VA8g> >> >> >> [image: Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6780298437&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdDUBMSPlb1enuvWdCvud8Pa26fzA> >> >> >> [image: Pogostemon ¿ benghalensis ?] >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6780310475&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzch-wshFeeCDVz7n0a-VMVw7bYktA> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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