Astragalus donianus DC.

 
  • 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 macrorrhizus D.Don; Astragalus monanthus K.T.Fu; Astragalus pycnorrhizus Wall. ex Benth.; Astragalus yatungensis C.C.Ni & P.C.Li; Sphaerophysa pycnorrhiza Benth. & Hook.f.; Tragacantha doniana (DC.) Kuntze; Tragacantha pycnorrhiza Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Phyllolobium donianum (DC.) M.L.Zhang & Podlech
  • Common name : Dark-Red Milk-Vetch
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Open grassy hillsides, 2133 - 4400 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan)
  • 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: 719
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Astragalus donianus. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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