Pan India Bouquets

Galium acutum Edgew.

Family : Rubiaceae
(Madder Or Coffee Family)
Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Galium acutum Edgew.
Common name : Tiny Bedstraw
Vernacular name : Kura, Kutub (Hindi); Chyanguya (Nepali)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Mountain rocks and slopes; 2000 - 4100 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : July-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to South Central China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 144; 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: 831-832
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Galium acutum. Downloaded on 29 June 2022.