Androsace sarmentosa Wall.

 
  • 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 chumbyi Pax & R.Knuth; Androsace dubyi (Dergnac) N.P.Balakr.; Primula sarmentosa (Wall.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Androsace sarmentosa Wall.
  • Common name : Common Rock Jasmine
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Grassy slopes, banks and paths in forest, alpine meadows; 2740 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : 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: 560-561
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Androsace sarmentosa. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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