Pan India Bouquets

Parnassia kumaonica Nekr.

Family : Parnassiaceae are
Family (as per The APG System III) : Celastraceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Parnassia kumaonica Nekr.
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Open, moist places and on mossy rocks; 3500 - 4700 m. altitude
Key identification features : Petals not distinctly larger than sepals (less than 1.5 times longer); base of petals abruptly narrowed, claw-like, lamina obovate
Flower, Fruit : June-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West 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: 127
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Parnassia kumaonica. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.