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Astilbe rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

[ Family : Saxifragaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Astilbe indica (Blume) Backer ; Astilbe rivularis var. rivularis ; Astilbe speciosa Jungh. ]
[ Common name (Local) : Bon supari ; Buri okahti,Thulo okahti (Nep.) ]
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  • Bengali : Bon supari | Sanskrit : Not available yet | Hindi : Not available yet | Tribal : Thulo okahti (Nep.) | English : Tall False-buck's-beard | Other Languages : Not available yet
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Plant Characteristics :
Habit : Suffrutescent
Habitat & Ecology : Grows in the Temperate Himalayan region.,
Occurrence : Occurs abundantly in the Darjeeling Hills at an altitude of 1900-2600 m.

Status : Common
Botanical Character : Perennial shrub with underground stem (rhizome). Stem and leaves with long fulvous hairs, especially around base of the petioles. Leaves compound; leaflets 2.5-10 cm long, ovate, acuminate, often cordate at the base, generally scabrous on the nerves on both surfaces. Rachis of panicle woolly-pubescent, and brown-villose; pedicels short with a small bract at the base. Sepals green, subglabrous, oblong, obtuse, erect. Flowers green-yellow, petals 0, stamens 5 opposite the sepals. Young carpels are slightly united. Ripe carpels are deflexed. Seeds numerous.

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Flowering & Fruiting : July--March
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Climate : Temperate
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