Gentiana cephalodes Edgew.

 
  • Family : GENTIANACEAE
    (Gentian Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gentiana cephalodes Edgew.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry open hillsides; 1520 - 1830 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Herbs, up to 15 cm high; stems stout without leaves at base, chocolate-brown; Leaves ovate or oblong; Flowers capitate, bluish; Capsules globose, compressed.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Central and East Himalaya to 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: 176
    • 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: 655
    • Shabir M. et. al., (2017). On the current status of the genus Gentiana L. (Gentianaceae) in India. Pleione. 11(1): 16-24
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 180
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gentiana cephalodes. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

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