Bistorta macrophylla (D.Don) Soják

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bistorta sphaerostachya (Meisn.) Greene; Persicaria macrophylla (D.Don) Cubey; Polygonum gracillimum Spreng.; Polygonum macrophyllum D.Don; Polygonum sphaerostachyum Meisn.; Polygonum splendens Klotzsch
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bistorta macrophylla (D.Don) Soják
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Damp ground and alpine meadows; 3000 - 4870 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Central China and Myanmar
  • 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: 168
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bistorta macrophylla. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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