Plantago erosa Wall.

 
  • Family : PLANTAGINACEAE
    (Plantago Or Plantain Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : LAHURIYA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Plantago centralis Pilg.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Plantago asiatica subsp. erosa (Wall.) Z.Yu Li
  • Common name : Chinese Plantain
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nilachakka, Njaramboori (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Disturbed sites, wasteground, clearings, forest, field margins, grassland and riverside sands
  • Key identification features : Leaves distinctly stalked, usually 7-ribbed. Spike cylindric. Capsule 8-16 seeded
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, The Nilgiri district, Salem district, Theni district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Great Nicobar taluk (Campbell Bay)
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Sri Lanka, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Sri Lanka, Tibet
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamilnadu, India vol. 2.
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 2. Published BSI: 592
    • Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.2. Published BSI: 384
    • Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.2 (2):1342
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 299
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Plantago erosa. Downloaded on 2 December 2024.

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