Reproductive Biology of Picrorhiza kurroa – a Critically Endangered High Value Temperate Medicinal Plant

Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex. Benth.(Family: Scrophulariaceae), an important endangered temperate medicinal plant used as hepatic stimulant is a perennial herb propagated mostly by stolon segments. Chromosome number and its reproductive behaviour are reported for the first time. Meiosis is normal in the species with 2n=34 chromosomes. P. kurroa mostly prefers out-crossing as evinced by pollination experiments and floral architecture.