Astragalus concretus Benth.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Synonym(s) : Astragalus xiphocarpus Benth. ex Bunge; Tragacantha vicioides Kuntze; Tragacantha xiphocarpa (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Astragalus concretus Benth.
  • Habit : Erect herb
  • Habitat : Steep banks in Fir forest; altitudes of 2500-4000 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to 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: 100
    • 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: 716
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Astragalus concretus. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

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