Pogostemon stellatus
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| Internal ID | UUID643fe87931448445508703 |
| Scientific name | Pogostemon stellatus |
| Authority | Kuntze |
| First published in | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 429 (1891) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Essential oil (leaf oil) – obtained by steam distillation of fresh aerial parts; the product is a pale yellow to amber liquid used in fragrance and flavor applications.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
- The oil is incorporated into perfume compositions as a base or middle note, contributing a herbaceous‑spicy aromatic character.
- It is used in soaps, shampoos, body washes, and other personal‑care products for its stable scent.
- The oil also serves as a fragrance component in household cleaners, air fresheners, and laundry detergents, where its volatilisation properties provide lasting aroma.
- Within the cosmetics industry, the oil is employed as a natural fragrance ingredient in creams, lotions, and bath salts, complying with permissible concentration limits set by regulatory bodies.
Scientific and model‑organism use:
- Pogostemon stellatus is employed in molecular studies of terpenoid biosynthesis; its leaf transcriptome has been sequenced to identify sesquiterpene synthase genes.
- The species is used as a model for functional characterisation of terpene synthases and for comparative genomics within the Lamiaceae.
- It appears in public databases (e.g., NCBI, Phytozome) as a reference genome for phylogenomic analyses of aromatic mints.
Properties relevant to use:
- Chemical analysis reports the essential oil contains monoterpenes (α‑pinene 20‑30 %, 1,8‑cineole up to 10 %) and sesquiterpenes (β‑caryophyllene 10‑15 %, δ‑cadinene 5‑8 %).
- Typical physicochemical parameters are: specific gravity 0.90‑0.95 g ml⁻¹, refractive index 1.470‑1.480, acid value
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Mentha quaternifolia | B.Heyne ex Roth | Nov. Pl. Sp. : 256 (1821) |
| Mentha stellata | Lour. | Fl. Cochinch. : 361 (1790) |
| Mentha verticillata | Roxb. | Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 114 (1825) |
| Anuragia stellata | (Benth.) Raizada | Suppl. Duthie's Fl. Upper Gangetic Plain : vii (1976) |
| Anuragia tomentosa | (Dalzell) Raizada | Suppl. Duthie's Fl. Upper Gangetic Plain : vii (1976) |
| Anuragia verticillata | (Benth.) Raizada | Suppl. Duthie's Fl. Upper Gangetic Plain : vii (1976) |
| Pogostemon benthamianus | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 530 (1891) |
| Pogostemon japonicum | (Miq.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 530 (1891) |
| Pogostemon verticillatus | Miq. | Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 965 (1859) |
| Eusteralis quaternifolia | (B.Heyne ex Roth) M.R.Almeida | Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 147 (2003) |
| Dysophylla benthamiana | Hance | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 5, 5: 234 (1866) |
| Dysophylla benthamiana var. hainanensis | C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 238. 1965 |
| Dysophylla benthamiana var. intermedia | C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 237. 1965 |
| Dysophylla esquirolii | H.Lév. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 476 (1912) |
| Dysophylla japonica | Miq. | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 102 (1865) |
| Dysophylla nana | Doan | Fl. Indo-Chine 4: 966 (1936) |
| Dysophylla ramosissima | Benth. | Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1: 30 (1830) |
| Dysophylla stellata | (Lour.) Benth. ex Wall. | Numer. List : n.º 1542 (1829) |
| Dysophylla stellata var. hainanensis | (C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(1): 77 (1975) |
| Dysophylla tomentosa | Dalzell | Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 337 (1850) |
| Eusteralis pumila | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 2: 95 (1837) |
| Eusteralis stellata | (Lour.) Panigrahi | Phytologia 32: 474 (1976) |
| Eusteralis tomentosa | (Dalzell) Panigrahi | Phytologia 32: 477 (1976) |
| Pogostemon erectus var. tomentosus | (Dalzell) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 530 (1891) |
| Pogostemon ciliatus | Bhatti & Ingr. | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), Bot. 27: 111 (1997) |
| Dysophylla verticillata var. gracilis | Benth. | Prodr. 12: 158 (1848) |
| Pogostemon verticillatus var. macrostachya | Miq. | Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 965 (1859) |
| Dysophylla verticillata | Benth. ex Wall. | Numer. List : n.° 1544 (1829) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Japanese | ミズネコノオ |
| Korean | 물꼬리풀 |
| Chinese | 水虎尾 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Korea
- Nansei-shoto
- Taiwan
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Malaya
- Maluku
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
- Sumatera
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Papuasia
- New Guinea
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Indian Subcontinent
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Australasia click to expand
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Australia
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- Western Australia
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Australia
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000279750 |
| Tropicos | 50111915 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:454904-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-162189 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 799363 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1081573 |
| IUCN Red List | 177402 |
| IPNI | 454904-1 |
| iNaturalist | 442316 |
| GBIF | 7308820 |
| Freebase | /m/0cb4v8 |
| EPPO | POTST |
| Wikipedia | Pogostemon_stellatus |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols | |||||
| 1-(2-Hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyphenyl)but-2-en-1-one | 53440428 | Click to see | 222.24 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1039/P19770000433 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| Verticilone | 14162648 | Click to see CC=CC(=O)C1=C(C=C(C=C1OC)OC)O | 222.24 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1039/P19770000433 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80798-2 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones | |||||
| 1-(2-Hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyphenyl)butan-1-one | 11736234 | Click to see | 224.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1039/P19770000433 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Chromones | |||||
| (2S)-5,7-dimethoxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one | 163057465 | Click to see | 222.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| 5,7-Dimethoxy-2-methyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one | 15674965 | Click to see CC1CC(=O)C2=C(O1)C=C(C=C2OC)OC | 222.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| Eugenin | 10189 | Click to see | 206.19 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| Stellatin | 53322523 | Click to see CC1=CC(=O)C2=C(C(=C(C=C2O1)OC)OC)O | 236.22 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones | |||||
| (+-)-Eriodictyol | 11095 | Click to see | 288.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| Eriodictyol | 440735 | Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O | 288.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones | |||||
| Apigenin | 5280443 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O | 270.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| Luteolin | 5280445 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O | 286.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| Apigenin 7-O-glucoside | 5280704 | Click to see | 432.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| Npc85473 | 5385553 | Click to see | 432.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 4-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Acacetin | 5280442 | Click to see | 284.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2009.07.004 |
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