Bassia indica (Wight) A.J.Scott, Fedd. Repert. 89(2-3): 89 (1978)

Sukhorukov, Alexander P., Liu, Pei-Liang & Kushunina, Maria, 2019, Taxonomic revision of Chenopodiaceae in Himalaya and Tibet, PhytoKeys 116, pp. 1-141 : 102

Bassia indica (Wight) A.J.Scott, Fedd. Repert. 89(2-3): 89 (1978)

≡ Kochia indica Wight, Icon. PL. Ind. Orient. 5: tab. 1791 (1852). Lectotype (Sukhorukov, designated here): [INDIA, Tamil Nadu state] Coimbatore, Oct 1847, herb. Wight 2479 (K000400258!).

Notes.

This species was reported for Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, India ( Dhar and Kachroo 1983, Chowdhery 1984), but all examined specimens belong to Bassia scoparia and other Chenopodiaceae . However, the presence of B. indica is possible in the foothills of North Himalaya (0-1500 m a.s.l.), as it is known from neighbouring areas, e.g. state of Haryana, India (BSD! LE!) and Punjab Province, Pakistan (K!).