Pan India Bouquets

Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC.

Family : Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DHAWAL FAMILY (धवल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Campanulaceae
Basionym : Campanula marginata Thunb.
Synonym(s) : Adenophora microsperma Y.Y.Qian; Campanopsis marginata (Thunb.) Kuntze; Campanula agrestis Wall.; Campanula dehiscens Roxb. ex Wall.; Campanula indica (A.DC.) D.Dietr.; Campanula lavandulifolia Reinw. ex Blume; Wahlenbergia agrestis (Wall.) A.DC.; Wahlenbergia bivalvis Merr.; Wahlenbergia dehiscens (Roxb. ex Wall.) A.DC.; Wahlenbergia indica A.DC.; Wahlenbergia lavandulifolia (Reinw. ex Blume) A.DC.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC.
Common name : Asiatic Bellflower, Southern rockbell
Vernacular name : Kerdi (Marathi)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grassland, paddy fields, wetlands, slopes, streams; 600 - 1400 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It is grows in Western Ghats as well as in Himalaya.
Flower, Fruit : December-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : SIKKIM
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Tropical and subtropical Asia and Alabama, Arkansas, Brazil South, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
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: 1392
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Wahlenbergia marginata. Downloaded on 30 November 2023.

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