Ranunculus adoxifolius Hand.-Mazz

 
  • Family : RANUNCULACEAE
    (Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ranunculus affinis auct. non R. Brown, Hook. f . & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ranunculus adoxifolius Hand.-Mazz.
  • Habit : Suberect herb
  • Habitat : In damp alpine grassland, boggy ground and moist sand, 3650-4110 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of 3000- 3500 m.
  • Key identification features : Erect or diffused hairy herbs, 15-30 em tall. Leaves pedately 5-9 lobed, leaflets broadly ovate, silky pubescent. Flowers solitary, 10-15 mm across, yellow. Achenes compressed, glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district
  • Native : East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, India
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 67
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 302
    • P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 56.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ranunculus adoxifolius. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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