Pan India Bouquets

Prangos pabularia Lindl.

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) : Cachrys lophoptera (Boiss.) Takht.; Cachrys pabularia (Lindl.) Baill.; Koelzella pabularia (Lindl.) M.Hiroe; Prangos hissarica Korovin; Prangos lophoptera Boiss.; Prangos pachypoda Korovin; Prangos scabra Nábelek
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Prangos pabularia Lindl.
Common name : Prangos
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Himalayas, at altittudes of 2100 -3300 m.
Comments / notes : The roots are burnt as incense by the local people and used as a diuretic and in the treatment of itches, infusion and irregularity of menses.
Key identification features : The primary umbels have 5-6 linear bracts and the secondary umbels each with 5-6 linear bracteoles.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Turkey to Central Asia and 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: 140
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Prangos pabularia. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.

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