Veronica cana Wall. ex Benth.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Veronica glabrior Koidz.; Veronica scrophularioides Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Veronica cana Wall. ex Benth.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Path-sides and marshy ground in and at edges of Abies/Rhododendron and Tsuga/Rhododendron forest, and on wet cliffs; 2000 - 4100 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Calyx lobes minutely retuse (use good lens); lower part of stem crisply white-pilose; leaves with 3-7(-10) teeth per side
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North-West Yunnan) 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: 189
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1136
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Veronica cana. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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