Lamiaceae

Pogostemon quadrifolius (Benth.) F.Muell.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogostemon

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Pogostemon quadrifolius (Pogostemon quadrifolius) — FlowerPhoto: Karthik Thrikkadeeri, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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Chinese: 四叶水蜡烛

Synonyms

Anuragia quadrifolia (Benth.) Raizada
Chotekia sericea Opiz & Corda
Dysophylla quadrifolia Benth.
Dysophylla quadrifolia var. linearis Benth.
Dysophylla quadrifolia var. pubescens Benth.
Dysophylla quadrifolia var. velutina Benth.
Dysophylla rupestris Dalzell
Dysophylla stellata var. roxburghiana H.Keng
Dysophylla velutina Benth.
Eusteralis malabarica Majumdar
Eusteralis quadrifolia (Benth.) Panigrahi
Eusteralis stellata var. roxburghiana (H.Keng) Bennet & Raizada
Mentha quadrifolia Roxb.
Mentha quadrifolia Rottler ex Sm.
Mentha stellata Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
Pogostemon stellatus var. roxburgianus (H.Keng) H.Keng

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Karthik Thrikkadeeri, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sindhu Haridas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SreyaP, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Afsar Nayakkan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.