Bistorta vacciniifolia (Wall. ex Meisn.) Greene

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Persicaria vacciniifolia (Wall. ex Meisn.) Ronse Decr.; Polygonum vacciniifolium Wall. ex Meisn.; Polygonum vacciniifolium var. flagelliforme Meisn.; Polygonum vacciniifolium var. medium Meisn.; Polygonum vacciniifolium var. obtusifolium Meisn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bistorta vacciniifolia (Wall. ex Meisn.) Greene
  • Common name : Rose Carpet Knotweed
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pulunge jhaar (Nepali)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Fir/Rhododendron forest margins; 3200 - 4400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : It is gregarious low trailing herb that quickly covers the ground and rocks.
  • Key identification features : Leaves ovate-elliptic 1-2 cm long; ochreae 1 cm long
  • Flower, Fruit : August-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to 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: 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 vacciniifolia. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

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