Christolea crassifolia Cambess.

 
  • Family : BRASSICACEAE
    (Mustard Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SARSON FAMILY (सरसों फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Brassicaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Christolea afghanica (Rech.f.) Rech.f.; Christolea incisa O.E.Schulz; Christolea pamirica Korsh.; Ermania crassifolia (Cambess.) Ovcz. & Junussov; Ermania pamirica (Korsh.) Ovcz. & Junussov; Koelzia afghanica Rech.f.; Parrya ramosissima Franch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Christolea crassifolia Cambess.
  • Common name : Afghani Christolea
  • Vernacular name :
    • Lukmuk, Sanak, Kharla (Hindi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine Himalayan slopes, altitude 3500-4500 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 75
    • Chaurasia O P, Khatoon N and Singh S B (2006), Field Guide-Plant Biodiversity of Ladakh. WWF-India, Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) and Department of Wildlife Protection, Goverment of Jammu and Kashmir
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Christolea crassifolia. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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