Pan India Bouquets

Lobelia rosea Wall.

Family : Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DHAWAL FAMILY (धवल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Campanulaceae
Synonym(s) : Dortmanna rosea (Wall.) Kuntze; Rapuntium roseum (Wall.) C.Presl
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lobelia rosea Wall.
Common name : Rosy Lobelia
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Subtropical jungle slopes, 300 - 1200 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It is abundant in North-East India.
Flower, Fruit : February
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : SIKKIM
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Central Himalaya to 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: 1396
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 rosea. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.