Veronica himalensis D.Don

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Veronica grandiflora Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Veronica himalensis D.Don
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine meadows, mountain tracks in and above Abies forest; 2750 - 4270 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Pedicel and calyx pubescent with multicellular eglandular hairs
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South 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: 190
    • 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: 1135-1136
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Veronica himalensis. Downloaded on 27 July 2024.

Field Image(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

Creative Commons License
India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.