Elatostema monandrum (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Hara

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Subfamily : Urticaceae
  • Basionym : Procris monandra Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Synonym(s) : Elatostema diversifolium Wedd.; Elatostema laetum Wedd.; Elatostema monandrum var. ciliatum (Hook.f.) Murti; Elatostema monandrum f. ciliatum (Hook.f.) H.Hara; Elatostema monandrum var. pinnatifidum (Hook.f.) Murti; Elatostema monandrum f. pinnatifidum (Hook.f.) H.Hara; Elatostema monandrum var. serpens (Hook.f.) Murti; Elatostema monandrum var. zeylanicum (Hook.f.) Murti; Elatostema muscicola W.T.Wang; Elatostema surculosum Wight; Pellionia mairei H.Lév.; Procris diversifolia Wall.; Procris elegans Wall.; Procris laeta Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elatostema monandrum (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Hara
  • Common name : One-Stamen Elatostema
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Warm and Cool broad-leaved forests, on mossy rocks and boulders; 400 - 2600 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Grows along streamsides, dark damp rocks, valley precipices, on tree trunks
  • Key identification features : Lithophytic herbs or undershrubs, 7.5-30 cm high; Leaves oblong, obtuse, entire, glabrous, membranous; cystoliths numerous; Flowers brown; Achenes slender, ribbed.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 218
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 122
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elatostema monandrum. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

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