- Family : MYRTACEAE
(Myrtle Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : JAMUN FAMILY (जामुन फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Myrtaceae
- Synonym(s) : Chabraea vulgaris Bubani; Lythron salicarium St.-Lag.; Lythrum alternifolium Lorey; Lythrum altissimum Pomel; Lythrum anceps (Koehne) Makino; Lythrum argyi H.Lév.; Lythrum cashmerianum Royle; Lythrum cinereum Griseb.; Lythrum coronense Schur; Lythrum diffusum Sweet; Lythrum dubium Schult.; Lythrum gracile (DC.) DC. ex Lafont; Lythrum hexagonum Bercht. ex Opiz; Lythrum nummulariifolium Pers.; Lythrum palustre Salisb.; Lythrum propinquum Weinm.; Lythrum pubescens Sweet; Lythrum purshianum Steud.; Lythrum quadrifolium Mart.; Lythrum salicaria f. alata Rivas Mateos; Lythrum salicaria f. albiflora Y.N.Lee; Lythrum salicaria subsp. anceps (Koehne) H.Hara; Lythrum salicaria var. anceps (Koehne) Koehne; Lythrum salicaria subf. anceps Koehne; Lythrum salicaria var. angustifolium Gaudin; Lythrum salicaria f. angustius Koehne; Lythrum salicaria f. brevistyla Willk. & Lange; Lythrum salicaria subvar. caudatum Koehne; Lythrum salicaria f. caudatum (Koehne) Kitag.; Lythrum salicaria f. depauperatum Brenner; Lythrum salicaria subvar. genuinum Koehne; Lythrum salicaria var. genuinum Gren. & Godr.; Lythrum salicaria var. glabricaule (Koehne) Kitag.; Lythrum salicaria subvar. glabricaule Koehne; Lythrum salicaria var. glabrum Ledeb.; Lythrum salicaria f. glabrum (Ledeb.) Regel; Lythrum salicaria subvar. gracile (DC.) Koehne; Lythrum salicaria f. gracile (DC.) Bolzon; Lythrum salicaria var. gracile DC.; Lythrum salicaria f. latius Koehne; Lythrum salicaria var. longespicatum Sennen; Lythrum salicaria f. longistyla Willk. & Lange; Lythrum salicaria var. mairei H.Lév.; Lythrum salicaria f. mediostyla Willk. & Lange; Lythrum salicaria subvar. oblongum Koehne; Lythrum salicaria f. orgyalis Priszter; Lythrum salicaria var. pubescens Pursh; Lythrum salicaria f. rariflorum Brenner; Lythrum salicaria f. serratifolia Rivas Mateos; Lythrum salicaria var. stylosa Mert. & W.D.J.Koch; Lythrum salicaria var. tomentosum (Mill.) DC.; Lythrum salicaria f. tomentosum (Mill.) Bolzon; Lythrum salicaria f. virescens Merino; Lythrum salicaria var. vulgare DC.; Lythrum salicarium St.-Lag.; Lythrum spicatum Gray; Lythrum spicatum var. verticillatum Svanlund; Lythrum spiciforme Dulac; Lythrum tomentosum Mill.; Salicaria spicata Lam.; Salicaria vulgaris Moench.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lythrum salicaria L.
- Habit : Herb
- Key identification features : Herbaceous perennial; Flowers small, pink to purple, star-shaped bloom.
- Flower, Fruit : July-September
- Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh : Kullu district, Lahaul & Spiti district
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Australia, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hun
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Australia, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krym, Kuril Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
- Literature :
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 290
- Read more :
- Permalink : http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lythrum salicaria
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2025). India Flora Online. http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lythrum salicaria. Downloaded on 12 July 2025.
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