Arnebia euchroma (Royle) Johnston

 
  • 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) : Arnebia endochroma Aitch.; Arnebia perennis (Schrenk) A.DC.; Arnebia tingens A.DC.; Lithospermum cyanochroum Boiss.; Macrotomia cyanochroa Boiss.; Macrotomia endochroma Hook.f. & Thomson ex G.Hend. & Hume; Macrotomia euchromon (Royle ex Benth.) Paulsen; Macrotomia oginoi Kitam.; Macrotomia onosmoides Regel & Smirn.; Macrotomia perennis (Schrenk) Boiss.; Munbya cyanochroa Boiss.; Munbya perennis (Schrenk) Boiss.; Stenosolenium perenne Schrenk
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arnebia euchroma (Royle) Johnston
  • Common name : Pink Arnebia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Demok, Dremog (Ladakhi)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Rocky slopes, gravelly marshes, meadow in Himalayas, at altitudes of 3500-4000 m.
  • Comments / notes : The root is antipyretic, cancer, contraceptive, emollient and vulnerary. It is used in the treatment of measles, mild constipation, burns, frostbite, eczema, dermatitis
  • Flower, Fruit : June-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Iran to West Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 179
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arnebia euchroma. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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