Gentiana kurroo Royle

 
  • Family : GENTIANACEAE
    (Gentian Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gentianodes kurroo (Royle) Omer, Ali & Qaiser; Pneumonanthe kurroo (Royle) G.Don; Tretorhiza kurroo (Royle) Soják
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gentiana kurroo Royle
  • Common name : Himalayan Gentian, Indian Gentian
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chireta, Kadu, Karu, Kore, Kutki, Trayaman (Hindi)
    • Karadihanni, Kiriyatu (Kannada)
    • Kiriyat, Trayamana (Malayalam)
    • Kirayet (Manipuri)
    • Trayamana, Trayanthi, Girija, Anuja (Sanskrit)
    • Kampantirai, Nilavempu, Nilavimbu (Tamil)
    • Buroni, Nelavemu (Telugu)
    • Neel kanthi (Urdu)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Subalpine to alpine meadows at altitudes of 1800 - 3000 m.
  • Comments / notes : This species grow luxuriantly on southern open exposed slopes of mid and higher mountain ridges.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to 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: 176
    • Shabir M. et. al., (2017). On the current status of the genus Gentiana L. (Gentianaceae) in India. Pleione. 11(1): 16-24
    • BEHERA M.C. and RAINA R., (2012). Gentiana kurroo Royle – A critically endangered bitter herb. International Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: 2249 - 4340
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gentiana kurroo. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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