Vaccinium neilgherrense Wight

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (HEATH OR HEATHER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Ericaceae
  • Species : Vaccinium neilgherrense
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
  • Common name : Bilberry
  • Vernacular name : Vollenangu (Kan.); Kalavu, Vanji (Tam.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0588
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, Arun Singh, K.R.K.Swamy & Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 23/03/16
  • Collection Locality : Sanyasimalai, Yercaud, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Endemism : South India
  • Habitat : Shola Forest
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : February-September
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Occasional on hills above 1200 m along streams and bordering shola forests.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills, Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Vaccinium neilgherrense. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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