Pogostemon stellatus

{{Short description|Species of aquatic plant}}

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|image = Pogostemon stellatus in aquarium.jpeg

|image_caption = In aquarium

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Watve, A. |title=Pogostemon stellatus |page=e.T177402A7429640 |year=2011 |access-date=14 May 2024}}

|genus = Pogostemon

|species = stellatus

|authority = (Lour.) Kuntze{{cite POWO |title=Pogostemon stellatus |id=454904-1 |access-date=14 May 2024}}

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| Anuragia stellata | (Lour.) Raizada

| Dysophylla stellata | (Lour.) Benth. ex Wall.

| Eusteralis stellata | (Lour.) Panigrahi

| Mentha quaternifolia | B.Heyne ex Roth

| Mentha stellata | Lour.

| Anuragia tomentosa | (Dalzell) Raizada

| Anuragia verticillata | (Benth. ex Wall.) Raizada

| Dysophylla benthamiana | Hance

| Dysophylla esquirolii | H.Lév.

| Dysophylla japonica | Miq.

| Dysophylla nana | Doan

| Dysophylla ramosissima | Benth.

| Dysophylla tomentosa | Dalzell

| Dysophylla verticillata | Benth. ex Wall.

| Eusteralis pumila | Raf.

| Eusteralis tomentosa | (Dalzell) Panigrahi

| Pogostemon benthamianus | (Hance) Kuntze

| Pogostemon ciliatus | Bhatti & Ingr.

| Pogostemon japonicus | (Miq.) Kuntze

| Pogostemon verticillatus | (Benth. ex Wall.) Miq.

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Pogostemon stellatus is an aquatic, perennial, herbaceous flowering plant (angiosperm) from East and Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea, and northern Australia. Because of its extensive geographic distribution, there are many different colors and leaf forms of this plant to be found in the wild.

It is a fairly common, but highly prized and sought-after, decorative and functional species within the aquarium trade and aquascaping hobby. Some of the modern hybrids and cultivars include varieties such as 'Dassen', 'Kimberley', 'Narrowleaf', and 'Octopus'.{{Cite web |last=Leonida |first=Efren |date=2020 |title=Pogostemon stellatus species |url=https://www.tfhmagazine.com/articles/aquatic-plants/pogostemon-stellatus |website= |publisher=Tropical Fish Hobbyist}}