Pan India Bouquets

Pedicularis megalantha D.Don

Family : Scrophulariaceae
(Figwort Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pedicularis megalantha D.Don
Common name : Large-Flower Lousewort
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Clearings in Abies and bamboo forest and scrub, swampy places at forest margins grassy alpine hillsides; 2300 - 4420 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Often grow by streams.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : South and South-East Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 188; 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: 1231-1232
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pedicularis megalantha. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.