Pan India Bouquets

Cortia depressa (D.Don) C.Norman

Family : Apiaceae
(Carrot Or Coriander Or Parsley Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SAUNF FAMILY (सौंफ फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Apiaceae
Synonym(s) : Athamanta depressa D.Don; Cortia lindleyi DC.; Cortia nepalensis C.Norman; Daucus depressus Spreng.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cortia depressa (D.Don) C.Norman
Common name : Prostrate Cortia
Vernacular name : Bhutkesh (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Alpine turf and grass-covered rocks, amongst rocks, on free-draining hillsides or banks; 3350 - 4900 m. altitude
Key identification features : Stemless herb
Flower, Fruit : May-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district,South Sikkim (Namchi) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central 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: 138; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 494
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cortia depressa. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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