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Arabis amplexicaulis Edgew. (Images by Alok Mahendroo (Id by Gurcharan Singh & J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))

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Arabis amplexicaulis Edgew.? 

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Arabis bijuga Watt (Images by Gurcharan Singh & Suresh Rana (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Arabis caucasica Willd. (NW. Africa, SE. Europe to Iran and Arabian Peninsula: Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkey, Yemen; Introduced into: Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Canary Is., Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Madeira, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Norway, Ontario, Québec, Sweden, Switzerland, West Himalaya, Yukon as per POWO)
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Arabis nova Vill. ? (Images by Prashant Awale (Id suggestion by J.M.Garg) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))

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Arabis pterosperma Edgew.

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Arabis species- Zinzingbar, (Manali- Leh Route), Lahul- Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

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Hajra & Chowdhery (1993) in Flora of India has described following species in India with distribution:

  1. Arabis amplexicaulis Edgew. (India: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan)
  2. A. bijuga G.Watt (India: Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh)
  3. A. nova Vill. (Diagram
    given) (India: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh; Pakistan, Afghanistan, W. Asia and Mediterranean)
  4. A. pangiensis G. Watt (India: Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh)
  5. A. pterosperma Edgew. (diagram given) (India: Alpine grasslands, 3000 – 4000 m. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim)
  6. A. recta Vill. (India: Himachal Pradesh)
  7. A. saxicola Edgew. (a) var. elatior (O. Schulz) Jafri (India: Jammu & Kashmir) (b) var. saxicola (India: Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh; Pakistan and Afghanistan)
  8. A.tenuirostris O. Schulz [synonym of Arabis tibetica Hook.f. & Thomson] (India: Jammu & Kashmir; Pakistan)
  9. A. tibetica Hook.f. & Thomson (India: Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh); Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia)

Reference:

1. Hajra, P.K. & Chowdhery, H.J. 1993. Arabideae DC. In; Sharma, B.D. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (eds.) Flora of India vol-2, BSI,Calcutta, pp.99-106. 
Botanical nameSynonymsCommon name
Arabis amplexicaulis Arabis kanawarensis,Stem-Clasping Rock-Cress
Arabis bijuga Arabis macrantha, Arabidopsis mollissima var. griffithiana, Double-Yoked Rock-Cress
Arabis pterosperma Arabidopsis yadongensis, Arabis latialata, Arabis alpina var. purpureaAlpine Rock-Cress
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Arabis nova Vill. (No distribution given in India)

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Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh. (? distribution in India) = Turritis glabra L.
Arabis pangicensis Watt (? Arabis pangiensis Watt)

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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett-
Arabis tenuirostris O.E. Schulz – Indeterminate- J&K (is a synonym of Arabis tibetica Hook.f. & Thomson)

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Gardening in India By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999)-
Arabis alpina auct. non Linn. = Arabis pterosperma
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Arabis: 1 post by 1 author.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Arabis (Pl. click).

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.
Any comments/ corrections are welcome.

I have added list of Indian species based on Flora of India vol-2.
Arabis paniculata Franchet, which is mentioned distributed in Flora of China/ Nepal is not mentioned in this document.

Updated on August 28, 2025

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