BSI Flora of India with details & keys (Volume 3- 1993) (Distribution):
Linum corymbulosum Reichenb. (India: Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir); Pakistan, Afghanistan, W. Asia, S. Europe to E. Africa through Mediterranean region and Canary Islands)
Linum grandiflorum Desf. (Cosmopolitan)
Linum mysurense Heyne (India: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala; Sri Lanka)
Linum perenne L. (India: In Western Himalayas between 2500 and 4000 m. Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh; Pakistan, China (Tibet), C. & E. Europe, C.I.S. and W. North America)
Linum strictum L. (India: Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir); Pakistan, Afghanistan, W. Asia, S. Europe and Mediterranean region)
Linum usitatissimum L. (Cultivated throughout India up to 2000 m in the Himalayas. Sometimes found as an escape; Not known in wild, origin uncertain, widely cultivated in Europe and Asia)
Species with description
& pictures in Flowers of India as on 23.8.15:
Species with description & keys from Flora of Pakistan (Distribution):
Linum corymbulosum Reichenb. (S. Europe. Mediterranean region, Canary Islands, E. Africa, Afghanistan, India and W. Pakistan)
Linum grandiflorum Desf. (Temperate and warm regions throughout the world)
Linum perenne Linn. (Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Western N. America, India and W. Pakistan)
Linum usitatissimum Linn. (Widely cultivated in Europe and Asia. Origin unknown but the plant has been in cultivation from prehistoric times)
Linum usitatissimum L. (Cultivated in temperate regions and in India, Kashmir, Tibet)
Some species found in India with description & keys from Flora of China
(Distribution other than China): Linum corymbulosum Reichenbach [Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia; N Africa, SW Asia, Europe].
Linum nutans Maximowicz [India (Sikkim), N Mongolia, Russia (E Siberia)].
Linum perenne Linnaeus [Mongolia, Russia; W Asia, Europe].
Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus [origin uncertain but possibly the Mediterranean region and/ or parts of W Asia and W Europe, widely cultivated].
Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah, D. Muralidhara Rao, K. Sri Ramamurthy (2003)- Details with keys-
Pharmacognosy (2009)- Details-
Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Oilseeds edited by Chittaranjan Kole (2011)- Details- Linum
An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)- details-
Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)- Details-
Gardening in India By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999)- Details-
Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha (2004)- Details-
Indigenous Drugs Of India By Chopra R N (1933)- Details-
Practical Gardening In India By R. Barton West (1999)- Details-
Linum (Linaceae) : 1 post by 1 author.
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