Scrophularia elatior Wall. ex Benn.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Scrophularia petitmenginii Bonati
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Scrophularia elatior Wall. ex Benn.
  • Common name : Tall Figwort, Himalayan Figwort
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Woods, shrubby places and near cliffs, wet grassland; 2000 - 3050 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaf margin coarsely doubly dentate; bracteoles glabrous
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : South Xinjiang, Central and East Himalaya to China (Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 189
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1092
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 218
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Scrophularia elatior. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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