Stellera chamaejasme L.

 
  • Family : THYMELAEACEAE
    (Mezereum Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RAMETA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Thymelaeaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chamaejasme stelleriana Kuntze; Daphne meisneriana Halda; Passerina chamaejasme Fisch. ex Meisn.; Passerina dichotoma Steud.; Passerina stelleri Wikstr.; Stellera bodinieri H.Lév.; Stellera chamaejasme subsp. angustifolia (Diels) Kit Tan; Stellera chamaejasme f. chrysantha S.C.Huang; Stellera concinna Edgew.; Stellera dichotoma Fisch. ex Sweet; Stellera himalayensis Gand.; Stellera hypericifolia Endl.; Stellera rosea Nakai; Wikstroemia canescens Maxim.; Wikstroemia chamaejasme (L.) Domke; Wikstroemia chinensis Meisn.; Wikstroemia hypericifolia Meisn.; Wikstroemia rosea (Nakai) Domke; Wikstroemia salicifolia Decne.; Xaiasme bicolor Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stellera chamaejasme L.
  • Common name : Himalayan Stellera
  • Vernacular name :
    • Rechakpa (Ladakhi)
    • Deuraali phool (Nepali)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Sunny and dry slopes, sandy places; 2600-4200 m
  • Comments / notes : Reputedly poisonous to stock.
  • Key identification features : Herbs with erect, simple, leafy shoots arising from woody rootstock
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Amur, Bhutan, Buryatiya, China, Chita, East Himalaya, India, Inner Mongolia, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : South Siberia to Korea and Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 212
    • 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: 210
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Stellera chamaejasme. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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