Astilbe rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

 
  • Family : SAXIFRAGACEAE
    (Saxifrage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Astilbe indica (Blume) Backer; Astilbe speciosa Jungh.; Cunonia indica Blume; Rodgersia prillieuxii H.Lév.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Astilbe rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Common name : River Astilbe
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gosy, Pothee (Hindi)
    • Budho Okhati, Thulo Aushadhee, Budho Aushadhee, Bedaanggo, Gaane Gurjo (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Pinus wallichiana forests, mixed evergreen, deciduous forests, under shade and in the open, hillsides and valley bottoms; 1400 - 3600 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Commonly found on rocky banks in forest. In traditional medicine, the juice of the plant is applied to sprains and swellings. Root paste is mixed with honey and taken to control post-partum diarrhoea and dysentery.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, Borneo, China, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Central China and Indo-China, Borneo, Jawa
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 125
    • 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: 488
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 129
    • Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.1 (3):488
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Astilbe rivularis. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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