• Family : Scrophulariaceae
  (Figwort Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
• Synonym(s) : Pedicularis dolichosiphon (Hand.-Mazz.) H.L.Li; Pedicularis labellata Boiss.; Pedicularis labellata Benth.; Pedicularis siphonantha f. albiflora H.Wang
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pedicularis siphonantha D.Don
• Common name : Tube Lousewort
• Habit : Perennial herb
• Habitat : Alpine meadows, swampy places, sedge moorland; 3000 - 4600 m. altitude
• Key identification features : Auriculate protrusion of galea conspicuous; calyx lobes 2(or 3); roots cylindric or sometimes slightly fusiform
• Flower, Fruit : June-September
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
• Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Himalaya to 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: 1229-1230
• 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 siphonantha. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.

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