Picrorhiza kurroa

Picrorhiza kurroa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Veroniceae
Genus: Picrorhiza
Species: Picrorhiza kurroa

Name

Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth., 1835

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Picrorhiza lindleyana Wettst. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 84 (1891), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Valeriana lindleyana Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 404 (1829), not validly publ.
  • Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle in Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 291 (1836), orth. var.
  • Picrorhiza lindleyana (Wall.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 333 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Veronica lindleyana Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 404 (1829), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Central Asia Pakistan, West Himalaya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Royle, J.F. in Bentham, G., 1835. Scroph. Ind. 47.

Additional references

• Mill, R. & al. (2015). Flora of Pakistan 220: 1-331. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Picrorhiza kurroa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Picrorhiza kurroa. Published online. Accessed: August 07 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Picrorhiza kurroa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 August 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• മലയാളം: കടുകരോഹിണി
• ไทย: โกฐก้านพร้าว

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