Pan India Bouquets

Colquhounia coccinea Wall.

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Colquhounia coccinea Wall.
Common name : Himalayan Mint Shrub
Vernacular name : Phulpat (Nepali); Kawihthuang-te (Mizo)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Stony, grassy hillsides, thicket, open oak forest; 1200 - 3000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Leaf indumentum sparse, lower surface green, margins serrulate
Flower, Fruit : August-January
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Central Himalaya 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: 198; 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: 966
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Colquhounia coccinea. Downloaded on 26 November 2022.