Pleurospermum benthamii (DC.) C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : APIACEAE
    (Carrot Or Coriander Or Parsley Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAUNF FAMILY (सौंफ फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hymenolaena benthamii DC.; Ligusticum benthamii Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hymenidium benthamii (DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Open hillsides, riversides, alpine pastures and amongst shrubs; 2200 - 4300 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : This species has reputed medicinal value (in Yunnan).
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district,North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Nepal to China (West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan) and North Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 140
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 454
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pleurospermum benthamii. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

Creative Commons License
India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.