Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All.

 
  • Family : LILIACEAE
    (Lily Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asparagaceae
  • Basionym : Convallaria multiflora L.
  • Synonym(s) : Convallaria ambigua Schrank; Convallaria govaniana Wall.; Convallaria multiflora var. bracteata Gaudin; Convallaria multiflora var. major Gaudin; Convallaria multiflora var. ramosa Döll; Polygonatum bracteatum (Gaudin) G.Don; Polygonatum intermedium Dumort.; Polygonatum multiflorum f. bracteatum (Gaudin) Fernald & S.K.Harris; Polygonatum multiflorum f. ramosum (Döll) Fernald & S.K.Harris
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All.
  • Common name : Common Solomon Seal, David’s-harp, Ladder-to-heaven, Eurasian Solomon’s Seal
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Woodland, usually on limestone
  • Comments / notes : It contains steroidal saponins and flavonoids. It is used in wound healing being antibacterial; also used as an expectorant.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Himalaya, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, S
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Europe to Caucasus and Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 241
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polygonatum multiflorum. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

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