Pan India Bouquets

Gentiana kurroo Royle

Family : Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
Synonym(s) : Gentianodes kurroo (Royle) Omer, Ali & Qaiser; Pneumonanthe kurroo (Royle) G.Don; Tretorhiza kurroo (Royle) Soják
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gentiana kurroo Royle
Common name : Himalayan Gentian, Indian Gentian
Vernacular name : Chireta, Kadu, Karu, Kore, Kutki, Trayaman (Hindi); Karadihanni, Kiriyatu (Kannada); Kiriyat, Trayamana (Malayalam); Kirayet (Manipuri); Trayamana, Trayanthi, Girija, Anuja (Sanskrit); Kampantirai, Nilavempu, Nilavimbu (Tamil); Buroni, Nelavemu (Telugu); Neel kanthi (Urdu)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Subalpine to alpine meadows at altitudes of 1800 - 3000 m.
Comments / notes : This species grow luxuriantly on southern open exposed slopes of mid and higher mountain ridges.
Flower, Fruit : September-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
Native : Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 176; Shabir M. et. al., (2017). On the current status of the genus Gentiana L. (Gentianaceae) in India. Pleione. 11(1): 16-24; BEHERA M.C. and RAINA R., (2012). Gentiana kurroo Royle – A critically endangered bitter herb. International Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: 2249 - 4340
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Gentiana kurroo. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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