Pogostemon formosanus

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Pogostemon formosanus is a plant species in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1896. The species is endemic to the island of Taiwan.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=162113 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

Pogostemon formosanus are herbs or suffruticose plants, growing up to 1 m tall and covered with septate hairs; the stems are erect, round or square, and glabrous or sparsely and minutely hairy.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200020040 Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 259 台湾刺蕊草 tai wan ci rui cao Pogostemon formosanus Oliver, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2440. 1896. ]