Pan India Bouquets

Silene nepalensis Majumdar

Family : Caryophyllaceae
(Pink Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BUGYALE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caryophyllaceae
Synonym(s) : Lychnis multicaulis Wall. ex Benth.; Melandrium multicaule (Wall. ex Benth.) Walp.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Silene nepalensis Majumdar
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Grassy banks in dry valleys and grassy slopes of temperate and alpine Himalayas, altitude 2100-3400 m.
Flower, Fruit : June-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : China, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Pakistan to Qinghai and China (Sichuan, Yunnan)
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 nepalensis. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.