Pan India Bouquets

(D.Don) Merr.

Family : Orobanchaceae
Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
Synonym(s) : Centranthera nepalensis D. Don; Razumovia cochinchinensis (Louriero) Merrill var. nepalensis (D. Don) Merrill.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Centranthera cochinchinensis var. nepalensis (D.Don) Merr.
Common name : Nepal Spur-Anther Flower
Vernacular name : Gumteolee, Damuraa Ghaans (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grassland, fields, forests; 700-1500 m
Comments / notes : The whole plant is used medicinally. The whole plant is used medicinally. The whole plant is used medicinally.
Key identification features : Plants slender. Corolla 1.5-1.6(-2.2) cm, pale purple-red to nearly white
Flower, Fruit : August-October
Distribution :
- Himachal Pradesh : Hamirpur district
Native : India, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
Literature : Photographs of Ashuthosh Sharma
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Centranthera cochinchinensis var. nepalensis. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.