Rhododendron anthopogon D.Don

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Rhododendron anthopogon var. album Davidian; Rhododendron aromaticum Wall.; Rhododendron haemonium Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron anthopogon D.Don
  • Common name : Dwarf Rhododendron
  • Vernacular name :
    • Atarasu, Talis, Talisiri, Tals (Hindi)
    • Sunpaati (Nepali)
    • Talisapatra (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : A common plant, on open hillsides, rocky slopes and cliff ledges and in dwarf Rhododendron scrub above tree line, 3650 - 4700 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Tibet
  • Conservation Status : Branches without persistent leaf bud scales; corolla (in Bhutan) usually pink or pinkish white
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 166
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 385-386
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhododendron anthopogon. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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