Centranthera nepalensis D.Don

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Centranthera nepalensis D.Don
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy areas
  • Key identification features : Annual herbs, up to 50 cm high; branches hispid; Leaves oblong; Flowers in tenninal spikes, purple; Capsules subglobose.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : South India
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 210
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Centranthera nepalensis. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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