Pan India Bouquets

Gentianella azurea (Bunge) Holub

Family : Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
Synonym(s) : Aloitis azurea (Bunge) Omer; Comastoma azureum (Bunge) Zuev; Gentiana azurea Bunge
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gentianella azurea (Bunge) Holub
Common name : Sky Blue Gentian
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Grasslands on hillsides, alpine meadows, scrub forests, open stony hillside, at altitudes of 2200 - 4900 m.
Key identification features : Flowers in lax cymes; pedicels 6-27mm; calyx lobes acute
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Altay, Bhutan, Buryatiya, China, East Himalaya, India, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, North European Russi, Norway, Qinghai, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Europe to Mongolia and 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: 177; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 617
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Gentianella azurea. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.