Potentilla polyphylla Wall. ex Lehm.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Argentina polyphylla var. miranda (Soják) Y.H.Tong & N.H.Xia; Potentilla mooniana Wight; Potentilla polyphylla var. himalaica H.Ikeda & H.Ohba; Potentilla polyphylla var. miranda Soják
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Argentina polyphylla (Wall. ex Lehm.) Soják
  • Common name : Many Leaved Cinquefoil
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Forests, forest margins, meadows on mountain slopes; 2500 - 4500 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Distinguished by its leaves which have many elliptic toothed leaflets of varying sizes.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China, Sri Lanka, Jawa
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 121
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 571
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Potentilla polyphylla. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

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