Pan India Bouquets

Pueraria sikkimensis Prain

Family : Fabaceae
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pueraria sikkimensis Prain
Habit : Woody climber
Habitat : Terai and subtropical forest slopes, 200 - 400 m. altitude
Key identification features : Almost entirely leafless at flowering time
Flower, Fruit : February-March
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Assam
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 110; 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: 691-692
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pueraria sikkimensis. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.