Vicatia coniifolia DC.

 
  • Family : APIACEAE
    (Carrot Or Coriander Or Parsley Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAUNF FAMILY (सौंफ फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chaerophyllum gracillimum Klotzsch; Chaerophyllum millefolium Klotzsch; Chaerophyllum nuristanicum Rech.f. & Riedl; Conium nepalense D.Dietr.; Ligusticum meoides Jacquem. ex C.B.Clarke; Sison coniifolium Wall. ex DC.; Sphallerocarpus coniifolius (DC.) Koso-Pol.; Vicatia coniifolia var. millefolia (C.B.Clarke) S.K.Agarwal; Vicatia millefolia C.B.Clarke; Vicatia stewartii C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vicatia coniifolia DC.
  • Common name : Cone-Leaf Vicatia
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Sparse alpine scrub, alpine meadows, grassy slopes, grassy stream banks; 3000 - 4700 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Glabrous herb. Flower dark red. Fruit ovoid
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Central Asia and China (West Sichuan, North-Wes Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 141
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 451
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI: 331
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 127
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vicatia coniifolia. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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