Pimpinella diversifolia DC.

 
  • Family : APIACEAE
    (Carrot Or Coriander Or Parsley Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAUNF FAMILY (सौंफ फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pimpinella diversifolia DC.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Sal forests
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of 740 m.
  • Key identification features : Herbs up to 1.5 m high. Lower leaves rounded-ovate; upper entire or 3-partite; segments ovate-lanceolate, serrate -subpinnatifid. Flowers 8-10, white; rays 6-12. Fruits ovoid, narrow towards the apex, hispidulous or glabrescent, greenish.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Chattisgarh : Rajnandgaon District
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kinnaur district, Kullu district, Lahaul & Spiti district, Shimla district, Solan district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Taiwan, Vietnam, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : E. Afghanistan to China and Indo-China, S. Japan to Taiwan
  • Literature :
    • Verma, D.M., et al 1985. Flora of Raipur, Durg and Rajnandagaon. Fl. of Ind. Ser. 3.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 323
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pimpinella diversifolia. Downloaded on 9 February 2025.

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