Asarum himalaicum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Klotzsch

 
  • Family : ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
    (Birthwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ISHARMUL FAMILY (ईशरमूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Aristolochiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Asarum himalaicum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Klotzsch
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Perennial, woody herbs; rootstock stout; Leaves radical, petioles long, ovate-rounded, deeply cordate at base, hairy; Flowers solitary, axillary or terminal, purple or brownish; perianth tube adnate to ovary, lobes triangular, reflexed, papillose within; Capsules enclosed in persistent perianth; Seeds ovoid, arillate.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 320
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Asarum himalaicum. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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