Pogostemon erectus

This entry does NOT refer to the aquarium plant that has been known as Pogostemon erectus since around 2010. The latter plant was identified as Pogostemon deccanensis by Christel Kasselmann in 2019.

Pogostemon erectus is closely related to P. deccanensis. The aquarium cultivation of true P. erectus, which had been introduced from India by C. Kasselmann and K. Randall, was not successful. Obviously this species is not suitable as an aquarium plant, or at least is difficult to cultivate submerged.

However, it cannot be ruled out that ‘Pogostemon deccanensis’ from the ADA company is a true Pogostemon erectus. The species affiliation of this plant listed by Aquasabi as Pogostemon cf. deccanensis is still unclear.

See also the entry on Pogostemon deccanensis.