Bistorta emodi (Meisn.) H.Hara

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Persicaria emodi (Meisn.) Cubey; Polygonum emodi Meisn.; Polygonum meissneri Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bistorta emodi (Meisn.) H.Hara
  • Common name : Curled-Leaf Knotweed
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Vertical cliff faces, rocky slopes and river banks; 2550 - 4500 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaves grass like, linear to lanceolate, 5-13 cm long; ochreae 1.5 - 2.5 cm long
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Assam
  • 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 emodi. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

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