✿Apiaceae · Pimpinella
Dongar Jira / Three-Leaf Pimpinel
Pimpinella heyneana
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- August-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pimpinella heyneana
- Genus
- Pimpinella
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Bago, formerly Pegu)
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Deeply feathery/finely dividedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dongar Jira itself; the rest are typical of the Apiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Schizocarp
Typical of the Apiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Gujarati
- કાવર Kavar, નાડગી ઓવા Nadgi ova, નગડી ઓવા Nagdi-ova
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಓಮ Kaadu Oma
- Konkani
- रान-एर्वादोस Ran-Ervados
- Malayalam
- കോഴിജീരകം Kozhijeera
- Marathi
- डोंगर जिरा Dongar Jira
- Odia
- ବଂଶୀବୁଟି Bansibuti
- Santali
- ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ Tirio
- Tamil
- செல்வந்தச்செடி Selvanthachedi
- Telugu
- కొండ జీലకర్ర Konda Jeelakarra
About Dongar Jira
Three-Leaf Pimpinel (Pimpinella heyneana) is a herb in the Apiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and 1 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Botanical family
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Dongar Jira belongs to the Apiaceae family.
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