Pan India Bouquets

Caryopteris bicolor (Roxb. ex Hardw.) Mabb.

Family : Verbenaceae
(Verbena Or Vervain Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Verbenaceae
Synonym(s) : Caryopteris odorata (D.Don) B.L.Rob.; Caryopteris odorata f. albiflora (Voigt) Moldenke; Caryopteris odorata var. integrifolia Moldenke; Caryopteris wallichiana Schauer; Clerodendrum odoratum D.Don; Volkameria bicolor Roxb. ex Hardw.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pseudocaryopteris bicolor (Roxb. ex Hardw.) P.D.Cantino
Common name : Bluebeard, Blue Mist Shrub
Vernacular name : Ban basuti (Hindi); Nilo Ghusure, Dhyaapinu, Mhyunee, Mungge Paatee, Thyaaule (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Amongst shrubs in hot dry valleys, 200 - 2000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Panicles mostly terminal, 5-14 x 2-3cm, many-flowered; corolla blue, lip 7-9mm
Flower, Fruit : February-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to South 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: 196; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 936
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Caryopteris bicolor. Downloaded on 28 May 2023.

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