Drymaria diandra Blume

 
  • Family : CARYOPHYLLACEAE
    (Pink Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Drymaria gerontogea F.Muell.; Drymaria retusa Wight & Arn.; Holosteum montanum Wight ex Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Drymaria diandra Blume
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : The leaf juice is applied in skin diseases; Leaves are edible as green vegetable
  • Key identification features : Prostrate annual Herb, 20-150 cm high; Leaves deltoid-ovate; Flowers light green to white; Capsules ovoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- September
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district, West Kameng district, East Kameng district, Lohit district, Siang district, Subansiri district, Tirap district
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zaire
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 201
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Drymaria diandra. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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