Lysimachia chenopodioides Watt ex Hook.f.

 
  • Family : PRIMULACEAE
    (Primrose Or Primula Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Lysimachia glandulosa Klatt; Lysimachia knuthiana N.P.Balakr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lysimachia chenopodioides Watt ex Hook.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy mountain slopes, ditch sides, paddy-fields, margins of cultivated fields; 1800 - 2600 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaves alternate; flowers pale pink or white
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kinnaur district, Kullu district, Shimla district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North and Central Yunnan) and North Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 168
    • 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: 566
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 2, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 442
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lysimachia chenopodioides. Downloaded on 19 February 2025.

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