Image title: Sarpagandha (Rauwolfia serpentina)

Sarpagandha (सर्पगन्धा) in Nepali refers to the plant Cinnamomum glaucescens or “Indian snakeroot” from the Apocynaceae or “dogbane family”. It is is mentioned as one of the “Protected plants of Nepal”. The photo also depicts a Flower/Leaf (फूल, phul/phūl/phūla/phula, पात, pat/pāt/pāta/pata) and a Root (जरा, jara/jarā).

The word Sarpagandha can also be transliterated as Sarpagandhā.

Gallery information:

The museum exhibitions in this gallery are from the International Mountain Museum in Pokhara. They belong to the category “Flora and Fauna Section” (vanaspati tatha jivjantu shakha).