Hemiphragma heterophyllum Wall.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hemiphragma heterophyllum Wall.
  • Common name : Nash Jhaar
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nash Jhaar, Lahare Phool, Raato Gedi (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Mixed broad-leaved (oak, birch etc.), fir and pine and oak forests, Rhododendron, Juniper and bamboo scrub, open grassy hillsides and mountain rocks; 1830- 4270 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaf margin 5-7-toothed on each side; flowers subsessile
  • Flower, Fruit : February-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China and Myanmar, Taiwan to Central Malesia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 186
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1129
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 294
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 211
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hemiphragma heterophyllum. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

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