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Arabis bijuga G. Watt in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 378. 1881. A. pangiensis O. Schulz in Notzbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 9: 1063. 1927, p. p.; Chowdhery & Wadhwa, Fl. Himachal Pradesh 1: 56. 1984, non G. Watt 1881.


Herbs, perennial, up to 40 cm high, subglabrous or stellate hairy. Basal leaves rosulate, ovate-oblong or oblanceolate, often dentate with short obtuse teeth, 5 - 15 x 1 - 2 cm. Cauline leaves oblong, narrow, semiamplexicaul, sessile, 1 - 2.5 x 0.3 - 0.6 cm. Flowers ca 1 cm across. Petals ca 1.5 cm long. Fruits 3 - 6 cm long, glabrous; seeds many in each locule.

Fl. & Fr. June - July.

Distrib. India: Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

Pakistan and Iran.




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