Incarvillea emodi

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Incarvillea emodi, also known as the Himalayan trumpet flower, is a plant natively found in Western Himalayas in the lower forests found in temperate and subtropical moist broadleaf forests.

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Incarvillea emodi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Incarvillea
Species:
I. emodi
Binomial name
Incarvillea emodi
(Royle ex Lindl.) Chatterjee
Synonyms[1]
  • Amphicome emodi Royle ex Lindl.
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Description

The stem is around 50 cm tall with 6 to 8 pinkish purple flowers that are yellowish orange from the inside with rounded petals. The leaves are clustered at the base.[2]

Distribution

This species is found in the Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India and western Nepal as well as in eastern Afghanistan mainly in rock crevices.[1] They live mainly between 600 and 2500 m above sea level.[2]

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