Pedicularis megalantha D.Don

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pedicularis megalantha D.Don
  • Common name : Large-Flower Lousewort
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Clearings in Abies and bamboo forest and scrub, swampy places at forest margins grassy alpine hillsides; 2300 - 4420 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Often grow by streams.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : South and South-East Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 188
    • 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: 1231-1232
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pedicularis megalantha. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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