Saxifraga pseudopallida Engl. & Irmsch.

 
  • Family : SAXIFRAGACEAE
    (Saxifrage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Micranthes pseudopallida Losinsk.; Saxifraga melanocentra Franch.; Saxifraga melanocentra var. rubiflora J.T.Pan; Saxifraga sulphurascens Hand.-Mazz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Micranthes melanocentra (Franch.) Losinsk.
  • Common name : Yellow Spotted White Saxifrage
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Alpine streams, open rocky banks, among boulders near streams; 3400 - 4800 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Leaves almost all basal in lax rosette
  • Key identification features : Flowering stems are often branched above
  • Flower, Fruit : June-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to West and Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 127
    • 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: 502
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 134
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol.1 . Published BSI: 268
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saxifraga pseudopallida. Downloaded on 12 December 2024.

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