Pan India Bouquets

Veronica cana Wall. ex Benth.

Family : Scrophulariaceae
(Figwort Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
Synonym(s) : Veronica glabrior Koidz.; Veronica scrophularioides Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Veronica cana Wall. ex Benth.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Path-sides and marshy ground in and at edges of Abies/Rhododendron and Tsuga/Rhododendron forest, and on wet cliffs; 2000 - 4100 m. altitude
Key identification features : Calyx lobes minutely retuse (use good lens); lower part of stem crisply white-pilose; leaves with 3-7(-10) teeth per side
Flower, Fruit : May-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North-West Yunnan) 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: 189; 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: 1136
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Veronica cana. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.

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