Bistorta amplexicaulis (D.Don) Greene

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Basionym : Polygonum amplexicaule D.Don
  • Synonym(s) : Bistorta amplexicaulis var. alba Munshi & Javeid; Bistorta amplexicaulis var. dhorpatanensis Yonek. & H.Ohashi; Bistorta amplexicaulis var. pendula H.Hara; Bistorta amplexicaulis subsp. sinensis (F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. ex Steward) Soják; Bistorta henryi Yonek. & H.Ohashi; Bistorta oxyphylla (Wall. ex Meisn.) Greene; Bistorta petiolata (D.Don) Petrov; Bistorta speciosa (Hook.f.) Greene; Persicaria amplexicaulis (D.Don) Ronse Decr.; Persicaria amplexicaulis var. dhorpatanensis (Yonek. & H.Ohashi) J.D.Arm.; Persicaria amplexicaulis var. pendula (H.Hara) J.D.Arm.; Persicaria amplexicaulis var. speciosa (Greene) Akeroyd; Polygonum oxyphyllum Wall. ex Meisn.; Polygonum petiolatum D.Don; Polygonum speciosum Wall. ex Meisn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bistorta amplexicaulis (D.Don) Greene
  • Common name : Red Mountain Fleeceflower, Red Bistorta, Red Mountain fleece
  • Vernacular name :
    • Amli, Kutrya (Hindi)
    • Chyaau Phool, Raktaryaaulo (Nepali)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Meadows and streamsides; 2100 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Flowers white to pinkish-white; spikes small, anthers slightly exserted or not
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Central China and Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Ireland
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 206
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 167
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bistorta amplexicaulis. Downloaded on 2 November 2024.

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