Cortia depressa (D.Don) C.Norman

 
  • Family : APIACEAE
    (Carrot Or Coriander Or Parsley Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAUNF FAMILY (सौंफ फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Athamanta depressa D.Don; Cortia lindleyi DC.; Cortia nepalensis C.Norman; Daucus depressus Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cortia depressa (D.Don) C.Norman
  • Common name : Prostrate Cortia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bhutkesh (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine turf and grass-covered rocks, amongst rocks, on free-draining hillsides or banks; 3350 - 4900 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Stemless herb
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district,South Sikkim (Namchi) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 138
    • 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: 494
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cortia depressa. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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