Pan India Bouquets

Schweinfurthia sphaerocarpa (Benth.) A.Braun

Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : LINDERNIACEAE
Synonym(s) : Antirrhinum glaucum Stocks; Linaria sphaerocarpa Benth.; Orontium papilionaceum Pers.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Schweinfurthia sphaerocarpa A.Braun
Vernacular name : Sanipat. Nepalnimbo (Hindi); Sannipat (Sanskrit)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Sandy pulverized soil in rocky habitats
Comments / notes : It grows frequently in associated with Cyperus bulbosus
Flower, Fruit : December
Distribution :
- Gujarat : JNR, Kachchh district, Saurashtra - Kutch district
Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Oman, Iran to India
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 504-505
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Schweinfurthia sphaerocarpa. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.