Ranunculus trivedii

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Ranunculus trivedii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species:
R. trivedii
Binomial name
Ranunculus trivedii

Ranunculus trivedii is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is one of the highest altitude flowering plants in the world.

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Description

Ranunculus trivedii grows as a perennial herb. The coriaceous leaves measure up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter. It bears solitary yellow flowers. The plant flowers and fruits from June to August. [2]

Distribution and habitat

Ranunculus trivedii grows naturally in Himalayan India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. [2] Along with Solms-laubachia himalayensis , it is the highest altitude flowering plant on record. In 1955, specimens were discovered at 6,400 m (21,000 ft) by Narendra Dhar Jayal on an expedition to Kamet mountain in present-day Uttarakhand. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ranunculus trivedii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2 Sep 2016– via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. 1 2 Srivastava, S. K. (2010). "Revision of Genus Ranunculus L. (Ranunculaceae) in India" (PDF). Taiwania. 55: 293–294. Retrieved 2 Sep 2016.
  3. ↑ Young, Mark C., ed. (1996). Guinness Book of World Records 1997 . Guinness Publishing Ltd. pp.  42. ISBN   0-9652383-0-X.


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