Persicaria glacialis (Meisn.) H.Hara

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cephalophilon glaciale (Meisn.) Qaiser & A.Perveen; Persicaria glacialis var. przewalskii (A.K.Skvortsov & Borodina) M.J.Kong & S.P.Hong; Polygonum glaciale var. przewalskii (A.K.Skvortsov & Borodina) A.J.Li; Polygonum perforatum var. glaciale Meisn.; Polygonum przewalskii A.K.Skvortsov & Borodina
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Persicaria glacialis (Meisn.) H.Hara
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine gravel, moist and shady places; 2500 - 4400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : It looks like a dwarf alpine form of Persicaria nepalense. However, it can be easily recognized from the latter by overall dwarf habit, long petiole and the inflorescence without involucral bracts.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to 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: 207
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 165
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Persicaria glacialis. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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