Pan India Bouquets

Bistorta macrophylla (D.Don) Soják

Family : Polygonaceae
(Buckwheat Family)
Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
Synonym(s) : Bistorta sphaerostachya (Meisn.) Greene; Persicaria macrophylla (D.Don) Cubey; Polygonum gracillimum Spreng.; Polygonum macrophyllum D.Don; Polygonum sphaerostachyum Meisn.; Polygonum splendens Klotzsch
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bistorta macrophylla (D.Don) Soják
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Damp ground and alpine meadows; 3000 - 4870 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Central China and Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 206; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 168
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Bistorta macrophylla. Downloaded on 29 June 2022.