Pan India Bouquets

Lysionotus serratus D.Don

Family : Gesneriaceae
(Gesneria Family)
Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
Synonym(s) : Calosacme polycarpa Wall.; Chirita polycarpa Steud.; Chirita ternifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Didymocarpus esquirolii H.Lév.; Hemiboea himalayensis H.Lév.; Lysionotus himalayensis (H.Lév.) W.T.Wang & Z.Yu Li; Lysionotus ternifolius Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lysionotus serratus D.Don
Common name : Himalayan Lysionotus, Toothed-Leaf Lysionotus
Vernacular name : Liitak Huj (Nyshi)
Habit : Subshrub
Habitat : Terrestrial, on trees or rocks in forests, streamsides, grassy slopes, valleys; 300 - 2800 m. altitude
Key identification features : Calyx divided nearly or quite to base, lobes 6-10 x 2mm; leaf margins serrate
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan, South-West Guizhou, North-West Guangxi) and North Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 192; 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: 1304
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lysionotus serratus. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.

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