Pan India Bouquets

Elatostema integrifolium (D.Don) Wedd.

Family : Urticaceae
(Nettle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
Subfamily : Urticaceae
Basionym : Procris integrifolia D.Don
Synonym(s) : Elatostema cuspidiferum Miq.; Elatostema miquelianum Wedd.; Elatostema pulgarense Elmer; Elatostema sesquifolium (Reinw. ex Blume) Hassk.; Elatostema viridicaule W.T.Wang; Elatostema zollingerianum Wedd.; Procris piperifolia Wall.; Procris sesquifolia Reinw. ex Blume
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elatostema integrifolium (D.Don) Wedd.
Habit : Subshrub
Habitat : Warm broadleaved forest; 900 - 1600 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Valley forests, stream sides
Key identification features : Stem glabrous
Flower, Fruit : March-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Is., Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Philippines, Solomon Islands
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 218; 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: 119
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Elatostema integrifolium. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.

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