Pan India Bouquets

Koenigia delicatula (Meisn.) H.Hara

Family : Polygonaceae
(Buckwheat Family)
Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
Synonym(s) : Polygonum delicatulum Meisn.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Koenigia delicatula (Meisn.) H.Hara
Common name : Delicate Himalayan Knotweed
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Marshy ground on mountains; 2750 - 4500 m. altitude
Key identification features : Flowers in axillary clusters
Flower, Fruit : August-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Sichuan, Yunnan) 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: 207; 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: 159
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Koenigia delicatula. Downloaded on 3 July 2022.