Pan India Bouquets

Stachys bikramii Aswal & Mehrotra

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Synonym(s) : Stachys emodi Hedge; Stachys splendens Wall. ex Benth.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Stachys melissifolia Benth.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Open grassy banks and meadows, among shrubs, Blue Pine forest, 2130 - 3800 m. altitude
Key identification features : Stems softly hairy; bracts as long as calyx
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to 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: 203; 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: 965
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Stachys bikramii. Downloaded on 30 June 2022.