Pan India Bouquets

Incarvillea arguta Royle

Family : Bignoniaceae
(Bignonia Family)
Family (Hindi name) : NEELI GULMOHUR FAMILY (नीली गुलमोहर फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Bignoniaceae
Synonym(s) : Amphicome arguta Royle ex G.Don; Amphicome diffusa (Royle) Sprague; Incarvillea arguta Royle
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Incarvillea diffusa Royle
Common name : Himalayan Gloxinia
Vernacular name : Maruwa paati (Nepali)
Habit : Subshrub
Habitat : Slopes and thickets in Himalaya; 1400 - 2700 m. altitude
Key identification features : Inflorescences 6-20-flowered; pedicel 8-25 mm; bractlets borne at pedicel base
Flower, Fruit : March-December
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : China, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West Central and Central Himalaya to Central 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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Incarvillea arguta. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.