Pan India Bouquets

Nardostachys grandiflora DC.

Family : Valerianaceae
(Valeriana Family)
Family (Hindi name) : JATAMANSI FAMILY (जट मानसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
Synonym(s) : Fedia grandiflora Wall.; Fedia jatamansi Wall. ex DC.; Nardostachys chinensis Batalin; Nardostachys gracilis Kitam.; Nardostachys grandiflora DC.; Nardostachys jatamansi C.B.Clarke; Patrinia jatamansi D.Don; Valeriana jatamansi D.Don; Valeriana jatamansi (D.Don) Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC.
Common name : Muskroot, Indian spikenard
Vernacular name : Balchhari, Mansi, Nihani, Smak, Sumaya, Tagar (Hindi); Jatale, Naati Jatamaansi, Nandu batlu, Tagara (Kannada); Takaram (Malayalam); Thagar mool (Marathi); Jatamansi, Natah, Tagarah (Sanskrit); Shadamangie, Takaram (Tamil); Tagara (Telugu)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Open grassy or gravel areas or among dry scrub, 3810 - 5155 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The rhizome is used for a wide range of medicinal purposes.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to West and 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: 147; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1366
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Nardostachys grandiflora. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.

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