Pan India Bouquets

Veronica cephaloides Pennell

Family : Scrophulariaceae
(Figwort Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
Synonym(s) : Veronica hirta Pennell; Veronica koelzii Pennell; Veronica leucothrix Pennell; Veronica nana Pennell
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Veronica ciliata subsp. cephaloides (Pennell) D.Y.Hong
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Alpine meadows, grassy banks and exposed earthy or sandy slopes; 3300 - 5800 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The whole plant is used in Tibetan medicine.
Key identification features : Leaves pilose, not imbricate, stem clearly visible; flowers 3-4mm
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South 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: 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: 1141
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 cephaloides. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.