Pan India Bouquets

Elatostema obtusum Wedd.

Family : Urticaceae
(Nettle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
Subfamily : Urticaceae
Synonym(s) : Dorstenia pubescens Blanco; Elatostema delicatulum Wedd.; Procris obtusa Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elatostema obtusum Wedd.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Cool broad-leaved, Evergreen oak, Spruce and Hemlock forests, on shaded mossy banks, streamsides; 1500 - 3000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Stems crispately strigose, Leaves with 1- 4 blunt teeth or entire, obtuse or subacute
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Hainan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China
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: 121
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 obtusum. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.