Bergenia ligulata Engl.

 
  • Family : SAXIFRAGACEAE
    (Saxifrage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bergenia himalaica Boriss.; Saxifraga ligulata Wall.; Saxifraga pacumbis Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bergenia pacumbis (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) C.Y.Wu & J.T.Pan
  • Common name : Chinese Bergenia, Chinese elephant's ears
  • Vernacular name :
    • Zakham-e-hayat (Urdu)
    • Kham-damdawi (Mizo)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests, sandy rocks, rock crevices, at altitudes of 2300 - 2400 m. in the Himalayas
  • Comments / notes : The root of Chinese Bergenia is rich in tannins and is used as a tonic in the treatment of fevers, diarhoea and pulmonary affections. The root has a high reputation in indigenous systems of medicine for dissolving stones in the kidneys. The root is bruised and applied externally to treat boils and ophthalmia.
  • Key identification features : Perennial herbs; Leaves simple, broadly obovate, thick, dense ciIiate, glabrous; Flowers white or pink: on long scapes.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, 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: 126
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 479
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bergenia ligulata. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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