Pan India Bouquets

Silene indica Roxb. ex Otth

Family : Caryophyllaceae
(Pink Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
Basionym : Melandrium indicum (Roxb. ex Otth) Walp.
Synonym(s) : Lychnis ciliata Wall.; Lychnis eriostemon Wall.; Lychnis fimbriata Wall.; Lychnis indica (Roxb. ex Otth) Benth.; Lychnis nutans Benth.; Melandrium fimbriatum Walp.; Melandrium indicum (Roxb. ex Otth) Walp.; Silene thomsonii Majumdar
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Silene indica Roxb. ex Otth
Common name : Indian Campion
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Streamsides in open Fir forests in Alpine Himalayas at 2440-4000 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : June-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Pakistan to Himalaya and South Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 81; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 202
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Silene indica. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.