Koenigia nepalensis D.Don

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Polygonum alpestre Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Koenigia nepalensis D.Don
  • Common name : Nepal Purslane
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grows on moist places, under rocks with mosses, banks and hillsides in cloud forest; 3000 - 5000 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 207
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 157-158
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Koenigia nepalensis. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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