Corydalis cashmeriana Royle

 
  • Family : FUMARIACEAE
    (Bleeding-Heart Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PAPARA FAMILY (पापड़ा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Papaveraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Capnoides cachemiriana Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Corydalis cashmeriana Royle
  • Common name : Blue Corydalis,Kashmir Corydalis
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Subalpine forests
  • Comments / notes : Alpine meadows, slopes in temperate to alpine Himalayas, altitude 2800-5500 m.
  • Key identification features : Flowers blue with dark blue tips
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers,Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
  • Native : India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 72
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 392
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 30
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 22
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Corydalis cashmeriana. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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