Silene nigrescens (Edgew.) Majumdar

 
  • Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
    (Pink Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Lychnis nigrescens Edgew.; Lychnis tristis Hook.f. & Thomson; Melandrium nigrescens (Edgew.) F.N.Williams
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Silene nigrescens (Edgew.) Majumdar
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Open sandy mountainsides of Alpine Himalayas at altitude 3200-4570 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
  • Native : Bhutan, China East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Nepal to South Tibet 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: 82
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 203
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Silene nigrescens. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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