Pan India Bouquets

Coptis teeta Wall.

Family : Ranunculaceae
(Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
Synonym(s) : Helleborus teeta Baill.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Coptis teeta Wall.
Vernacular name : Mishmi teeta, Tita (Abor.; Asm.; Mishmi).
Habit : Herb
Habitat : In moist shaded forests
Comments / notes : At 1500- 2700 m. Now under cultivation at some places in the state. Use : The rootstocks contain an alkaloid of berberine group used in cough, cold and also in stomachache, dysentery and diarrhoea. Also used as general alround tonic.
Key identification features : Rootstocks horizontal, densely fibrous, golden-yellow. Leaves pinnatifid, petioles very long, leaflets ovate-Ianceolate. Flowers 1-3, white or yellowish. Follicles 6-8, stalked.
Flower, Fruit : February-April
Distribution :
- Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit district,Siang district
Native : China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Tibet, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
Endemism : Arunachal Pradesh
Conservation Status : Rare
Literature : P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 53.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Coptis teeta. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.