Pan India Bouquets

Caryopteris foetida (D.Don) Thell.

Family : Verbenaceae
(Verbena Or Vervain Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Verbenaceae
Synonym(s) : Caryopteris grata (Wall. ex Walp.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke; Clerodendrum foetidum D.Don; Clerodendrum gratum Wall. ex Walp.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pseudocaryopteris foetida (D.Don) P.D.Cantino
Common name : Stinking Bluebeard
Habit : Straggling shrub
Habitat : Steep hillsides and cliffs in subtropical and warm broad-leaved forests, 350 - 2200 m. altitude
Key identification features : Panicles mostly axillary, 2-6(-10) x l-2cm, few-flowered; corolla purplish, lip ca. 3mm
Flower, Fruit : October-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to Central Himalaya and India.
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 foetida. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.