Pimpinella

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Keys from Flora of Bhutan

l. Leaves entire, ternate, biternate or simply pinnate .  . .. 2
+ Leaves 2-3 x pinnately divided  . . .. 5
2. Stems up to 45cm; leaves mostly basal and simple, densely pubescent, uppermost often pinnatisect; bracteoles more than 4; fruits granular 1. P. tibetanica
+ Stems usually more than 45cm; leaves mostly cauline and compound, moderately pubescent to almost glabrous, uppermost rarely pinnatisect; bracteoles usually less than 4; fruits papillate or smooth . … .. 3
3. Leaves glabrous excepting main veins; petals acute, flat; fruits ovoid, attenuate to apex, smooth  . .. 2. P. tongloensis
+ Leaves pubescent; petals with incurved apex; fruits papillate …… 4
4. Leaves mostly pinnate, margins crenate-serrate; umbels less than 9-rayed, ………. 3. P. urceolata
+ Leaves mostly ternate, margin serrate; umbels more than (10-)l5-rayed, rays stouter  . . .  4. P. diversifolia
5. Ultimate leaf segments ovate-oblong, setulose-serrate 5…….. P. sikkimensis
+ Ultimate leaf segments linear-lanceolate, entire or 3-fid … ..6. P. wallichii

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Pimpinella acuminata (Edgew.) C.B. Clarke (Images by (Gurcharan Singh – validation by D.S. Rawat) & (Nidhan Singh – identification by Gurcharan Singh), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Pimpinella adscendens Dalzell (Images by (Satish Phadke – validation by Tanay Bose) & (Satish Pardeshi – identified by Avinash), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Pimpinella anisum L. ? (Image by Aarti Khale – identified by Tanay Bose, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Pimpinella candolleana Wight & Arn. (Images by N. Muthu Karthick & A. Shivaprakash, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Pimpinella diversifolia DC. (Images by Gurcharan Singh – validation by Narain Singh Chauhan (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Pimpinella heyneana (Wall. ex DC.) Benth. (India (E- to peninsular India), Thailand, Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Chin), Bangladesh as per Catalogue of Life)

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Pimpinella tirupatiensis N.P.Balakr. & Subram.

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Pimpinella tomentosa Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke (Images by (Dinesh Valke – identified by Bhatt Shweta), Bhatt Shweta & Alka Khare, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade))

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Pimpinella wallichiana (Miq. ex Hofaen.) Gandhi in C.J. Saldanha & Nicolson

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Pimpinella species in India:

1. Pimpinella acuminata (Edgew.) C.B.Clarke
2. P. adscendens Dalzell
3. P. anisum L.
4. P. atropurpurea C.Y.Wu ex R.H.Shan & F.T.Pu
5. P. bracteata Haines
6. P. candolleana Wight & Arn.
7. P. curvata C.B.Clarke ex H.Wolff
8. P. diversifolia DC. (also var. stolonifera Hand.-Mazz.)
9. P. elata (H.Wolff) M. Hiroe [synonym of Tongoloa elata H.Wolff]
10. P. evoluta (C.B.Clarke) M.Hiroe [synonym of Acronema evolutum (C.B.Clarke) H.Wolff
11. P. flaccida C.B.Clarke
12. P. hastata C.B.Clarke
13. P. heyneana (DC.) Kurz
14. P. inundata (Farille & S.B.Malla) P.K.Mukh. & Constance
15. P. katrajensis R.S.Rao & Hemadri
16. P. leschenaultii DC.
17. P. nervosa C.B.Clarke
18. P. pimpinellisimulacrum (Farille & S.B.Malla) Farille
19. P. puberula (DC.) Boiss.
20. P. pulneyensis Gamble
21. P. rollae Billore & Hemadri
22. P. saxifraga L.
23. P. sikkimensis C.B.Clarke
24. P. stracheyi C.B.Clarke
25. P. tibetanica H.Wolff
26. P. tirupatiensis N.P.Balakr. & Subr.
27. P. tomentosa C.B.Clarke
28. P. tongloensis P.K.Mukh.
29. P. trifoliata Wall.
30. P. urceolata G.Watt. ex Banerji
31. P. wallichiana (Miq. Ex Hohen.) Gandhi
32. P. wallichii C.B.Clarke

References:

1. Karthikeyan, S., Sanjappa, M. and Moorthy, S. 2009. Flowering Plants of India, Dicotyledons, vol-I (Acanthaceae- Avicenniaceae). Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. pp. 116-118.
2. eFI page.