Pan India Bouquets

Morina persica L.

Family : Morinacece
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
Synonym(s) : Asaphes nepalensis Spreng.; Morina aucheri Jaub. & Spach; Morina graeca Jaub. & Spach; Morina orientalis Mill.; Morina tournefortii Jaub. & Spach; Morina verticillata Moench; Morina wallichiana Royle
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Morina persica L.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Himalayas; ca. 2000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It is a low altitude species of Morina. It flowers earlier than the other species (M. longifolia & M. coulteriana).
Flower, Fruit : May-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, India, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkey, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : South-East Europe 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: 148
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Morina persica. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.