Centaurium roxburghii (G.Don) Druce

 
  • Family : GENTIANACEAE
    (Gentian Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chironia centaurioides Roxb.; Erythraea centaurioides (Roxb.) Voigt; Centaurium roxburghii (G.Don) Druce; Chironia brachiata Willd. ex Griseb.; Chironia carinata Banks ex Roxb.; Chironia centauroides Roxb.; Erythraea brachiata Willd.; Erythraea roxburghii G.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Centaurium centaurioides (Roxb.) S.R.Rao & Hemadri
  • Vernacular name :
    • Luntak (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Common in and near fields
  • Flower, Fruit : December-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Nos : CJS 14270, CJS 16298
  • Collection Locality : Holenarsipur road (Hassan)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dharwad district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Hassan district, Kolar district, Shivamogga district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district, Palghar (Shirgaon)
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Dhenkanal district, Bhadrak district, Boudh district, Nayagarh district, Nuapada district, PUD, Mayurbhanj district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Nepal
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Balakrishna Gowda & A.N. Sringesh 2004 – Sringeri (checklist unpublished)
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Centaurium roxburghii. Downloaded on 2 December 2024.

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