Chrysosplenium carnosum Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : SAXIFRAGACEAE
    (Saxifrage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chrysosplenium carnosulum Maxim.; Chrysosplenium tibeticum H.Limpr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chrysosplenium carnosum Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine grasslands, moist places, scree slopes, earth pockets among boulders; 3700 - 5500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The plant is anti-inflammatory, febrifuge and cholagogue, and used to cure headache and inflammation of the gall bladder.
  • Key identification features : Stolons arising from leaf axils
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Uttarakhand to China (West Sichuan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 126
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 490
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chrysosplenium carnosum. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

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