Polygala crotalarioides Buch.-Ham. ex DC.

 
  • Family : POLYGALACEAE
    (Milkwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SANJIVANI FAMILY (संजीवनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygalaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Polygala crotalarioides Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ajahaduagada (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Rare in forests of Odisha
  • Key identification features : Perennial, villous hairy herbs; Leaves obovate elliptic, obtuse; Flowers pink or purple; Capsules orbicular, glabrous, wings ciliate.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-October
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Sundergarh district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Hamirpur district, Solan district, Lahaul & Spiti 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 : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 84
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polygala crotalarioides. Downloaded on 8 February 2025.

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