Pan India Bouquets

Plantago erosa Wall.

Family : Plantaginaceae
(Plantago Or Plantain Family)
Family (Hindi name) : LAHURIYA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
Synonym(s) : Plantago centralis Pilg.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Plantago asiatica subsp. erosa (Wall.) Z.Yu Li
Common name : Chinese Plantain
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Disturbed sites, wasteground, clearings, forest, field margins, grassland and riverside sands
Key identification features : Leaves distinctly stalked, usually 7-ribbed. Spike cylindric. Capsule 8-16 seeded
Flower, Fruit : April-October
Distribution :
- Sikkim : Gangtok district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
- Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
Native : Indian Subcontinent to S. Central China
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 2. Published BSI: 592; Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.2. Published BSI: 384; Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.2 (2):1342
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Plantago erosa. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.