Pan India Bouquets

Ranunculus sikkimensis Hand.-Mazz.

Family : Ranunculaceae
(Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
Synonym(s) : Ranunculus nivalis auct. non L.: Hook. f . & Thomson in Hook. f.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ranunculus sikkimensis Hand.-Mazz.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Open grassy lands
Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 1500- 2000 m.
Key identification features : Erect or decumbent herbs up to 40 cm high. Leaves 3-partite, petioles broad, slightly hairy; cauline leaves shortly petioled. Flowers solitary, pale yellow, pubescent.
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district
Native : East Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
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. 60.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Ranunculus sikkimensis. Downloaded on 26 November 2022.