Rhododendron nivale Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Azalea nivalis (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Rhododendron paludosum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron nivale Hook.f.
  • Common name : Dwarf Snow Rhododendron
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Open mountain slopes, alpine meadows, dry alpine slopes, screes, cliffs, ice gorges and streamsides; 3960 - 4570 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Leaf apex rounded; calyx lobe margin scaly
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Qinghai
  • 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: 381
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhododendron nivale. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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