Ranunculus wallichianus

Ranunculus wallichianus Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 4 1834. (syn: Ranunculus pinnatus Wight (ambiguous synonym))

S-India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life;

Common name: Wallich Buttercup

Prostrate perennial herbs, rooting at nodes. Leaves pinnately 3-5-dissected; leaflets 6 x 3 cm, obovate, 3-5-lobed, serrate, pubescent; petiole 5-18 cm long, sheathing at base. Flowers 10 mm across, solitary, leaf-opposed; pedicels 2 cm long ; sepals 5, free, 4 x 2 mm, oblong, hirsute; petals 5, yellow, 5 x 3 mm, obovate, obtuse; stamens many, filaments 4 mm long, glabrous; carpels many; style glabrous. Achenes 4 mm long, ellipsoid, shortly tubercled, beak short.

Flowering and fruiting: June-October

Evergreen forests

Western Ghats

(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
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Fwd: Your Ranunculus wallichianus images : 2 posts by 1 author. 2 images- 4 mb each.
Please find attached, images of Ranunculus wallichianus Wight & Arn. observed on the forest floor of shola forests in Avalanche Reserve Forest, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Oct 2014

FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ranunculus wallichianus Wight & Arn. ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 2:19 PM IST: 2 images.

FOR VALIDATION ::
¿ Ranunculus wallichianus Wight & Arn. ?

The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 2:19 PM IST
Kodapamund, about 2414 m asl

Yes, as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/ranunculus-wallichianus/

References:
Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 World Flora Online IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) POWO Flora of Karnataka Flora of peninsular India Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Kerala plants Plant illustrations Lectotype of Ranunculus wallichianus

Updated on March 2, 2026

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