Pan India Bouquets

Roylea cinerea (D.Don) Baill.

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Synonym(s) : Ballota cinerea D.Don; Phlomis calycina Roxb.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Roylea cinerea (D.Don) Baill.
Common name : Ashy Roylea
Vernacular name : Kararoi tila pati, Patkarru, Titpatti (Hindi)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Slopes of Himalayas, at altitudes of 1200 - 3700 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Decoction of leaves is used as tonic and febrifuge.
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West and Central Himalaya to North-West 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: 202
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Roylea cinerea. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.