Gentiana prostrata Haenke

 
  • Family : GENTIANACEAE
    (Gentian Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chondrophylla americana (Engelm.) A.Nelson; Chondrophylla prostrata (Haenke) J.P.Anderson; Ciminalis prostrata (Haenke) Á.Löve & D.Löve; Ericoila prostrata (Haenke) Borkh.; Gentiana minima Phil.; Gentiana prostrata subsp. americana (Engelm.) A.E.Murray; Gentiana prostrata var. americana Engelm.; Gentiana prostrata var. typica Hauman; Gentianusa flava Pohl; Hippion imbricatum F.W.Schmidt; Hippion prostratum F.W.Schmidt; Varasia prostrata (Haenke) Soják; Varasia sessilis Phil.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gentiana prostrata Haenke
  • Common name : Pygmy gentian
  • Habitat : Moist areas in the high mountain; 3650 - 4400 m. altitude
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, Alaska, Aleutian Is., Altay, Austria, Buryatiya, California, Colorado, India, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Montana, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Oregon, Switzerland, Tuva, Utah, West
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Alps, Siberia to West Central U.S.A. and India
  • 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: 651-652
    • 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 prostrata. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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