Pan India Bouquets

Pseudomertensia racemosa (Royle ex Benth.) Kazmi

Family : Boraginaceae
(Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Boraginaceae
Synonym(s) : Anchusa racemosa (Royle ex Benth.) A.DC.; Mertensia racemosa (Royle ex Benth.) C.B.Clarke; Myosotis longiflora Wall. ex G.Don; Myosotis racemosa Royle ex Benth.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Decalepidanthus racemosus (Royle ex Benth.) Dickoré & Hilger
Common name : White Himalayan Lungwort
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Forests, damp rocks, at altitudes of 1800 - 3000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Common in the Devdar forests around Shimla.
Flower, Fruit : March-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West Himalaya to West Nepal
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 181
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pseudomertensia racemosa. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.