Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.

 
  • 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 heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Selvanthachedi (Tamil)
    • Bansibuta (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests and Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : On hills from 800 -1400m in shade. Occasional clumps
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Kurnool district
    • Telangana : Khammam district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Amravati district, Aurangabad district, Nashik district, Pune district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Satara district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Kalhandi district, Gajapati district, Koraput district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Salem district, Theni district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tirunelveli district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2.pp.101. Botanical survey of India, Govt. Of India.
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Matthew, 1983.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pimpinella heyneana. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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