Bosea amherstiana (Moq.) Hook.f.

 
  • Family : AMARANTHACEAE
    (Amaranth Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GARUNDI FAMILY (गरूण्डी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaranthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Deeringia amherstiana Wall.; Rodetia amherstiana Moq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bosea amherstiana (Moq.) Hook.f.
  • Common name : Himalayan Bosea
  • Habit : Straggling shrub
  • Habitat : Bushy places, forest margins and clearings in Himalaya; 900 - 2000 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Stout, erect, glabrous, nauseous herbs or undershrubs, up to 2 m high; Leaves ovate; Flowers in short, axillary racemose spikes, green; tepals spreading; Berries globose; Seed one.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tawang
  • Native : India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to West and Central Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 204
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 303
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bosea amherstiana. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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