Geranium lambertii Sweet

 
  • Family : GERANIACEAE
    (Geranium Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RATANJOT FAMILY (रतनजोत फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Geraniaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Geranium chumbiense R.Knuth; Geranium eriostemon D.Don; Geranium grevilleanum Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Geranium lamberti Sweet
  • Common name : Lambert's Geranium
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Clearings in Blue Pine and Fir forests and Juniper scrub, 2350-4200 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Resembles Geranium wallichianum, but differs in the narrower stipules, the villous filaments and shorter sepal awn (1 mm).
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
  • Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to Himalaya and South 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: 89
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 746
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Geranium lambertii. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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