Gentiana pedicellata Wall.ex Griseb

 
  • Family : GENTIANACEAE
    (Gentian Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ericoila pedicellata D.Don; Gentianodes pedicellata (D.Don) Omer, Ali & Qaiser
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gentiana pedicellata (D.Don) Griseb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Herbs, annual, up to 15 cm high; stems much branched; Leaves radical and cauline, ovate-Ianceolate, reddish; Flowers dark blue or purple, solitary, sessile; Capsules ellipsoid or ovoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- September
  • Collection Nos : Townsend & T.P.R 110
  • Collection Locality : Avalanche & Belithala, Nilgiris
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tawang
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 181
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gentiana pedicellata. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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