Pan India Bouquets

Wulfenia amherstiana Benth

Family : Scrophulariaceae
(Figwort Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
Synonym(s) : Paederota amherstiana Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Wulfeniopsis amherstiana (Benth.) D.Y.Hong
Common name : Himalayan Wulfenia
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Shady conditions on moist/wet rocks with thick moss cover in Himalayas, at altitudes of 1500 - 3000 m.
Key identification features : Glabrous herb, leaves obovate-oblong or spathulate coarsely crenate or lobulate base narrowed subpinnatifid, racemes long slender, flowers horizontal.
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 190
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Wulfenia amherstiana. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.