Pan India Bouquets

Mazus delavayi Bonati

Family : Scrophulariaceae
(Figwort Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
Synonym(s) : Mazus divaricatus Bonati; Mazus japonicus var. delavayi (Bonati) P.C.Tsoong; Mazus pumilus var. delavayi (Bonati) T.L.Chin ex D.Y.Hong
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mazus delavayi Bonati
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Streamsides, roadsides and wet grassland; 1200 - 3800 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Weed of wheat- and rice-field
Key identification features : Stem and leaves densely eglandular- and glandular-pubescent, longest eglandular hairs at least 0.4mm and up to 0.9mm; fruiting pedicels usually shorter than or subequal to calyx; bracts green, not hyaline
Flower, Fruit : March-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Pakistan to China (West Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi) and North Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 187; 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: 1102
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Mazus delavayi. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.

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