Pan India Bouquets

Lotus garcinii DC.

Family : FABACEAE
(Pea Or Bean Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : LEGUMINOSAE
Subfamily : Faboideae
Synonym(s) : Aspalathus persica Burm.f.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lotus garcinii DC.
Vernacular name : Vado-Bhakho, Van-Methi (Gujarati)
Habit : Herb or undershrub
Habitat : Sandy shores
Flower, Fruit : October-December
Distribution :
- Gujarat : Saurashtra - Kutch district, Kachchh district
Native : Gulf States, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia
World Distribution : Somalia, East Socotra (incl. Abd al Kuri), Arabian Peninsula to Pakistan
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 223-224
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lotus garcinii. Downloaded on 1 June 2023.