Pan India Bouquets

Geranium polyanthes Edgew. & Hook.f.

Family : Geraniaceae
(Geranium Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RATANJOT FAMILY (रतनजोत फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Geraniaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Geranium polyanthes Edgew. & Hook.f.
Common name : Many-Flower Geranium
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Damp ground in Fir and Juniper forests, 2900-3600 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Sichuan, North-West 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: 89; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 745
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Geranium polyanthes. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.