Saxifragaceae
Bergenia

Bergenia stracheyi (Hook.f. & Thomson) Engl.

First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 26: 842 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Afghanistan to SW. Tibet and Nepal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1975). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 4: 1-576. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1960 Leichtlin, M. [s.n.] Germany K000732647 Type Yes
May 1, 1952 Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] India K000732654 Lectotype Yes
May 1, 1952 Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] India K000732653 Unknown Type Material Yes
Conway, W.M. [322] K004392238 Yes
Maroof Shah [224] Pakistan K001572010 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K004392240 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K004392239 Yes
Rich, H.H. [1265] India K004392232 Yes
Jacquemont [1506] K004392228 Yes
s.coll. [3667] K004392229 Yes
Barrett, C. [s.n.] K004392224 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004392227 Yes
Bowes-Lyon, S. [8215] Pakistan K004392235 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29310] India K004392234 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [6799] India K004392233 Yes
S.U. [147] India K004392230 Yes
s.coll. [183] K004392225 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K004392237 Yes
Wendelbo, P. [s.n.] K004392226 Yes
{Dr. Giles} [618] K004392236 Yes
Ellis, R. [1624] India K004392231 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0