Colquhounia coccinea Wall.

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Colquhounia coccinea Wall.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 18681, 28 Jul 1949

  • Location

    India. Khasi Hills, Shillong Peak.

  • Habitat

    Common on sheltered grassy slopes, well cleared.

  • Description

    A shrub with cottony leaves, white beneath, and orange-scarlet or flame coloured flowers. This may be the same as No.17358 from Manipur, 1948.

  • Collection Notes

    Flora of India and Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02652018

    Occurrence ID: a648771f-895b-4967-b335-06e12c961a07

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    India

  • Locality

    Khasi Hills, Shillong Peak.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1676 - 1829 m. (5499 - 6001 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    25.5517, 91.873

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of elevation 1750m nearest to centre of Shillong peak were located. linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest extent of elevation 1750m (approximated). linear extent was used as the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
"62652018
FLORA OF INDIA AND BURMA
Plants of Khasi Hills
Colquhounia coccinea
A shrub with cottony leaves, white beneath,
and oral ge-scarlet or flame coloured flowers
Common on sheltered grassy slopes, well
cleared. This may be the same as No.17358
from Manipur, 191+8. Shillong Peak at 5500-
6000 ft. elev.
July 28, 191+9
Collected by F. Kingdon-Ward, No. l868l
Distributed by The New. York Botanical Garden
02652018