Rhodiola wallichiana (Hook.) S.H.Fu

 
  • Family : CRASSULACEAE
    (Orpine Or Stonecrop Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMAR POI FAMILY (अमर पोई फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Crassulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chamaerhodiola crassipes (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Nakai; Rhodiola crassipes (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Boriss.; Rhodiola crassipes var. cholaensis (Praeger) H.Jacobsen; Sedum crassipes Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Sedum wallichianum Hook.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhodiola wallichiana (Hook.) S.H.Fu
  • Common name : Wallich's Rhodiola
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ambasingh (Tamang)
  • Habit : perennial herb
  • Habitat : Among boulders, on rocks, moraine and alpine meadows, rocky slopes and river beds; 3000 - 3500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Juice of the plant is applied to burns and wounds.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to China (West Sichuan, West Yunnan) and North Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 129
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 478-479
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhodiola wallichiana. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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