Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

 
  • Family : MYRICACEAE
    (Walnut Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AKHROT FAMILY (अखरोट फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Myricaceae
  • Basionym : Morella esculenta (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) I.M.Turner
  • Synonym(s) : Ascarina rubra Poir.; Myrica auriculata Ridl.; Myrica farquhariana Wall.; Myrica lobbii Teijsm. & Binn. ex Miq.; Myrica longifolia Teijsm. & Binn. ex C.DC.; Myrica missionis Wall.; Myrica sapida Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Common name : Box Myrtle, Bayberry
  • Vernacular name :
    • Tatir (Adi)
    • Kaiphal, Satsarila (Bengali)
    • Kaiphal, Kaphal (Hindi)
    • Kirishivani (Kannada)
    • Soh-phi (Khasi)
    • Maruta (Malayalam)
    • Kafal (Nepali)
    • Katphala, Mahavalkala (Sanskrit)
    • Chavviyaci, Chavviyacimaram (Tamil)
    • Keifang (Mizo)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forest, mixed forests on mountain slopes; 300 - 2500 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, China, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Nepal to South China and West and Central Malesia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 222
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 57
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Myrica esculenta. Downloaded on 13 June 2024.

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