Oenothera rosea W. Aiton

 
  • Family : ONAGRACEAE
    (Evening-Primrose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OENOTHERA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Onagraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gaura epilobia Moc. & Sessé ex Ser.; Godetia heucki Phil.; Oenothera lyrata H.Lév.; Oenothera purpurea Lam.; Oenothera rubra Cav.; Xylopleurum roseum (L'Hér. ex Aiton) Raim.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Oenothera rosea L'Hér. ex Aiton
  • Common name : Pink Evening Primrose, Rose Evening Primrose
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Introduced in tropics. A gregarious weed of gardens and courtyards
  • Key identification features : Erect herb. Flower pink
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district,Kangra district,Kinnaur district,Kullu district,Shimla district,Solan district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Peru
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Peru, Europe, Himalayas, India, Myanmar
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI: 298
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Oenothera rosea. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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