Geum elatum Wall. ex G.Don

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Acomastylis elata (Wall. ex G.Don) F.Bolle; Geum adnatum Wall.; Geum sieversii Scheutz; Sieversia elata Royle
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Geum elatum Wall. ex G.Don
  • Common name : High Avens
  • Vernacular name :
    • Belocha (Nepali)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Open grassy hillsides, alpine meadows; 3500 - 5400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Leaves are pounded and applied to wounds. It is also useful in diarrhoea, for sore throats, and leucorrhoea.
  • Key identification features : Radical leaves and yellow flowers
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 119
    • 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: 580-581
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Geum elatum. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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