Caryopteris bicolor (Roxb. ex Hardw.) Mabb.

 
  • Family : VERBENACEAE
    (Verbena Or Vervain Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Verbenaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Caryopteris odorata (D.Don) B.L.Rob.; Caryopteris odorata f. albiflora (Voigt) Moldenke; Caryopteris odorata var. integrifolia Moldenke; Caryopteris wallichiana Schauer; Clerodendrum odoratum D.Don; Volkameria bicolor Roxb. ex Hardw.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pseudocaryopteris bicolor (Roxb. ex Hardw.) P.D.Cantino
  • Common name : Bluebeard, Blue Mist Shrub
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ban basuti (Hindi)
    • Nilo Ghusure, Dhyaapinu, Mhyunee, Mungge Paatee, Thyaaule (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Amongst shrubs in hot dry valleys, 200 - 2000 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Panicles mostly terminal, 5-14 x 2-3cm, many-flowered; corolla blue, lip 7-9mm
  • Flower, Fruit : February-May
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district, Dehradun
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to South Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 196
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 936
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 261
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Caryopteris bicolor. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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