Pan India Bouquets

Lobelia pyramidalis Wall.

Family : Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DHAWAL FAMILY (धवल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Campanulaceae
Synonym(s) : Dortmanna pyramidalis (Wall.) Kuntze; Lobelia wallichiana (C.Presl) Hook.f. & Thomson; Rapuntium pyramidale (Wall.) C.Presl; Rapuntium wallichianum C.Presl
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lobelia pyramidalis Wall.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grassy slopes, scrub, roadsides, forest edges and clearings; 1200 - 2500 m. altitude
Key identification features : Leaves 12-31 cm, attenuate at base; corolla white, sometimes suffused with pale blue or pink; anther tube densely white hirsute in sutures
Flower, Fruit : January-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and Indo-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: 166; 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: 1395
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lobelia pyramidalis. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.

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