Pyracantha crenulata (D.Don) M.Roem.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Basionym : Mespilus crenulata D.Don
  • Synonym(s) : Cotoneaster crenulatus (D.Don) K.Koch; Crataegus crenulata (D.Don) Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pyracantha crenulata (D.Don) M.Roem.
  • Common name : Nepalese Firethorn
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ghangaru (Nepali)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Streamsides, roadsides, forest margins and abandoned cultivated areas; 800 - 2800 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Wood used to make walking sticks.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district,Nainital district, Dehradun (Chakrata)
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to North-Wast India, Central China and California, Free State, Guatemala, Lesotho, New South Wales, New Zealand, Northern Provinces
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 122
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 592
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pyracantha crenulata. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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