Androsace geraniifolia Watt

 
  • Family : PRIMULACEAE
    (Primrose Or Primula Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Androsace flaccida Hook.f. ex R.Knuth; Androsace pedicellata Royle ex R.Knuth; Primula paxiana Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Androsace geraniifolia Watt
  • Common name : Geranium Rock Jasmine
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : On shaded banks in coniferous forests and on open mountain grassy slopes; 2130 - 4200 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaves 0.7-6cm diameter, whitish pubescent; corolla pink or white, lobes 2-3mm, limb 5-8mm diameter
  • Flower, Fruit : April-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Himalaya to 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: 167
    • 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: 557-558
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Androsace geraniifolia. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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