Biology:Ranunculus trivedii
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Short description: Species of plant
| Ranunculus trivedii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Ranunculus |
| Species: | R. trivedii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ranunculus trivedii Aswal & Mehrotra[1]
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Ranunculus trivedii is a flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is one of the highest altitude flowering plants in the world.
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
- ↑ "Ranunculus trivedii". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Ranunculus+trivedii. Retrieved 2 Sep 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Srivastava, S. K. (2010). "Revision of Genus Ranunculus L. (Ranunculaceae) in India". Taiwania 55: 293–294. http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/pdf/tai.2010.55.273.pdf. Retrieved 2 Sep 2016.
- ↑ Young, Mark C., ed. Guinness Book of World Records 1997. Guinness Publishing Ltd.. pp. 42. ISBN 0-9652383-0-X. https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofwo00mark/page/42.
Wikidata ☰ Q17842771 entry
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