Pan India Bouquets

Pedicularis roylei Maxim.

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 roylei Maxim.
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Alpine peat meadows and grassy mountain slopes, on old morains, in stony pastures; 3400 - 5500 m. altitude
Key identification features : Roots less than 4 mm in diam.; plants not gray pubescent throughout; basal leaves 2.5-4 cm, segments lanceolate to oblong
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to China (South-West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan)
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: 1178-1179
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 roylei. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.