Rumex nepalensis Spreng.

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Rumex uncinatus Schult. & Schult.f.; Rumex hamatus Trevir.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rumex nepalensis Spreng.
  • Common name : Nepal Dock
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pahari palang (Assamese)
    • Torongkhongchak (Manipuri)
    • Halahale, Jangali Palak (Nepali)
    • Chethakkala (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Cultivated areas, grazed grounds
  • Comments / notes : Roots used medicinally
  • Key identification features : A robust perennial, readily distinguished by its fruits which have broad wings which are fringed with comb-like hooked teeth, and one wing with an olong swelling
  • Flower, Fruit : April-July
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki districtI
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Cameroon to Eritrea and S. Africa, Madagascar, SE. Europe to China, Jawa
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : South Asia and East Africa
  • Literature :
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 349
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 246
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rumex nepalensis. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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