Pan India Bouquets

Codonopsis rotundifolia Benth.

Family : Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DHAWAL FAMILY (धवल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Campanulaceae
Synonym(s) : Codonopsis longifolia D.Y.Hong; Codonopsis lurida Lindl.; Codonopsis nepalensis H.Hara; Glosocomia rotundifolia (Benth.) Rupr.; Wahlenbergia lurida (Lindl.) G.Manetti; Wahlenbergia rotundifolia (Benth.) A.DC.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Codonopsis rotundifolia Benth.
Common name : Roundleaf Bellflower, Roundleaf Asiabell
Habit : Perennial vine
Habitat : Mountain slopes and shrubberies; 1800 - 3700 m. altitude
Key identification features : Twiners. Leaves up to 7 x 5 cm, broadly ovate with rounded or cordate bases
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to Himalaya and South Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 165; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 221; Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 170
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Codonopsis rotundifolia. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.