Pan India Bouquets

Goldfussia dalhousieana Nees

Family : Acanthaceae
(Acanthus Family)
Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
Synonym(s) : Strobilanthes dalhousieana (Nees) C.B.Clarke
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Strobilanthes pentastemonoides var. dalhousieana (Nees) Kuntze
Common name : Dalhousie Blue Bells
Vernacular name : Machine mashian (Hindi)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Himalayas, at altitudes of 1800 - 2600 m.
Flower, Fruit : July-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bangladesh, India, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West Himalaya and Bangladesh
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 194
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Goldfussia dalhousieana. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.