Ranunculus brotherusii Freyn

 
  • Family : RANUNCULACEAE
    (Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ranunculus brotherusii subsp. latisectus Riedl; Ranunculus tanguticus var. dasycarpus (Maxim.) L.Liu
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ranunculus brotherusii Freyn
  • Common name : Cutleaf Buttercup
  • Habit : Suberect herb
  • Habitat : Damp clearings in Spruce, Hemlock and Fir forests, in alpine meadows and scrub, 2560-4570 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 3000- 3300 m.
  • Key identification features : Perennial herbs; stems slender, hairy or glabrous. Basal leaves reniform, deeply 3-lobed, cauline leaves 2- 4partite, lacineae linear. Flowers 1-2, yellow. Achenes oblong to cylindric, glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district
    • Ladakh : Ladakh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Kashmir
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • 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: 302-303
    • 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. 57.
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 10
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ranunculus brotherusii. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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