Colquhounia coccinea Wall.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Colquhounia coccinea Wall.
  • Common name : Himalayan Mint Shrub
  • Vernacular name :
    • Phulpat (Nepali)
    • Kawihthuang-te (Mizo)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Stony, grassy hillsides, thicket, open oak forest; 1200 - 3000 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaf indumentum sparse, lower surface green, margins serrulate
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Central Himalaya 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: 198
    • 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: 966
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Colquhounia coccinea. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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