Gentiana argentea (Royle ex D.Don) Royle ex D.Don

 
  • Family : GENTIANACEAE
    (Gentian Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gentianodes argentea (Royle ex D.Don) Omer, Ali & Qaiser; Varasia argentea (Royle ex D.Don) Soják
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gentiana argentea (Royle ex D.Don) Royle ex D.Don
  • Common name : Silvery Gentian
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Himalayan mountain slopes, at altitudes 1600 - 4400 m.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to Tibet and Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 175
    • Shabir M. et. al., (2017). On the current status of the genus Gentiana L. (Gentianaceae) in India. Pleione. 11(1): 16-24
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gentiana argentea. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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