Elsholtzia flava (Benth.) Benth.

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (Mint Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aphanochilus flavus Benth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elsholtzia flava (Benth.) Benth.
  • Common name : Yellow Himalayan Mint
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ban silam (Nepali)
  • Habit : Subshrub
  • Habitat : Open hillsides among shrubs or in Spruce and Juniperus forest; 1100 - 3505 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaves ovate, base cuneate to subcordate; corolla 7-7. 5mm, yellow
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South 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: 981
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 280
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elsholtzia flava. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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