Silene madens Majumdar

 
  • Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
    (Pink Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Lychnis himalayensis (Rohrb.) Edgew.; Lychnis macrorhiza Royle ex Benth.; Lychnis madens Jacquem. ex Edgew. & Hook.f.; Melandrium apertum Pax & K.Hoffm.; Melandrium himalayense (Rohrb.) Y.Z.Zhao; Melandrium macrorhizum (Royle ex Benth.) Rohrb.; Melandrium qomolangmaense Tsui & P.Ke ex L.H.Zhou; Melandrium souliei F.N.Williams
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Silene himalayensis (Rohrb.) Majumdar
  • Common name : Himalayan Campion
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy meadows of alpine Himalayas, altitude 3600-4800 m.
  • Key identification features : Glandular-pubescent herbs.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Lahaul & Spiti district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 81
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 98
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Silene madens. Downloaded on 13 February 2025.

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