✿Geraniaceae · Geranium
Bhanda / Nepal Geranium
Geranium nepalense
Also known as Nepalese Crane's-Bill
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Geranium nepalense
- Genus
- Geranium
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Asia
- Distribution
- Asia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Meghalaya, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Nagaland, Karnataka, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Geraniaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Geraniaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- भण्डा Bhanda, फोड़ी Phori, रतनजोत Ratanjot, bhanda
- Nepali
- चुनित्रो घाँस Chunitro ghans
About Bhanda
Nepal Geranium (Geranium nepalense) is a herb in the Geraniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and 11 other states. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to September.
Botanical family
Geraniaceae
Geranium family
Bhanda belongs to the Geraniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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