Nardostachys grandiflora DC.

 
  • Family : VALERIANACEAE
    (Valeriana Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JATAMANSI FAMILY (जट मानसी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Fedia grandiflora Wall.; Fedia jatamansi Wall. ex DC.; Nardostachys chinensis Batalin; Nardostachys gracilis Kitam.; Nardostachys grandiflora DC.; Nardostachys jatamansi C.B.Clarke; Patrinia jatamansi D.Don; Valeriana jatamansi D.Don; Valeriana jatamansi (D.Don) Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC.
  • Common name : Muskroot, Indian spikenard
  • Vernacular name :
    • Balchhari, Mansi, Nihani, Smak, Sumaya, Tagar (Hindi)
    • Jatale, Naati Jatamaansi, Nandu batlu, Tagara (Kannada)
    • Takaram (Malayalam)
    • Thagar mool (Marathi)
    • Jatamansi, Natah, Tagarah (Sanskrit)
    • Shadamangie, Takaram (Tamil)
    • Tagara (Telugu)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Open grassy or gravel areas or among dry scrub, 3810 - 5155 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The rhizome is used for a wide range of medicinal purposes.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to West and Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 147
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1366
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nardostachys grandiflora. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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