Parnassia wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : SAXIFRAGACEAE
    (Saxifrage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Celastraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Parnassia chengkouensis T.C.Ku; Parnassia dilatata Hand.-Mazz.; Parnassia longshengensis T.C.Ku; Parnassia nana Griff.; Parnassia schmidii Zenker; Parnassia simaoensis Y.Y.Qian; Parnassia yiliangensis T.C.Ku
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Parnassia wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : In Spruce forests, alpine pastures, moist places and grassland; 2200 -4700 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Extinct in Thailand. This species is used medicinally.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 14-11-1961
  • Collection Nos : CS 8134
  • Collection Locality : Pykara, Nilgiri District
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Himalayas
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 127
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 517
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Parnassia wightiana. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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