Pan India Bouquets

Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.

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) : Anthriscus vulgaris Bernh.; Caucalis anthriscus (L.) Huds.; Caucalis aspera Lam.; Caucalis coniifolia Wall. ex DC.; Caucalis elata D.Don; Caucalis japonica Houtt.; Caucalis scandicina Roth; Chaerophyllum hispidum Thunb. ex Miq.; Daucus anthriscus (L.) Baill.; Selinum anthriscus (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Selinum torilis E.H.L.Krause; Tordylium anthriscus L.; Tordylium asperum Gilib.; Tordylium verecundum Salisb.; Torilis anthrisca St.-Lag.; Torilis convexa Dulac; Torilis elata Spreng.; Torilis persica Boiss. & Buhse; Torilis praetermissa Hance; Torilis rubella Moench; Torilis stricta Wibel
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.
Common name : Upright Hedge Parsley, Japanese hedge-parsley, Erect hedge-parsley
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Mixed forests in valleys, around houses, field margins, meadows, roadsides and wasteground, etc., 1200 - 3800 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Common weed. The roots and fruits are used medicinally.
Flower, Fruit : July-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : Temperate Eurasia to North Indo-China
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Temperate Eurasia to North Indo-China and Haiti, Illinois, Jawa, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Sumatera
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 141; 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: 449
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Torilis japonica. Downloaded on 1 July 2022.

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