Arnebia benthamii (Wall. ex G.Don) I.M.Johnst.

 
  • Family : BORAGINACEAE
    (Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Boraginaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Echium benthamii Wall. ex G.Don; Leptanthe macrostachya Klotzsch; Lithospermum benthamii (Wall. ex G.Don) I.M.Johnst.; Macrotomia benthamii (Wall. ex G.Don) DC. ex Meisn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arnebia benthamii (Wall. ex G.Don) I.M.Johnst.
  • Common name : Himalayan Arnebia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mahaarangee, Ulte bhutkesh (Nepali)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Open slopes and shrubberies; 3000 - 4300 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Perennial plant producing a cluster of basal leaves and a flowering stem up to 90 cm tall from a thick rootstock
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to West and Central 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: 178
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arnebia benthamii. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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