Lysimachia prolifera Klatt

 
  • 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 lineolata Edgew. ex R.Knuth
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lysimachia prolifera Klatt
  • Common name : Branched Loosestrife
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wet meadows, wet areas on mountain slopes; 2700 - 3200 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Frequent along tracksides in forests.
  • Key identification features : Creeping or ascending herbs, 10 15 cm high; Leaves ovate, spathulate, leaves 0.5-1.5cm long; pedicels 2- 15mm; corolla 4-7mm long; Flowers in terminal corymbs, pale rosy or white.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district,South Sikkim (Namchi) district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Tirap
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan) and 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: 565-566
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 103
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lysimachia prolifera. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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