Ribes glaciale Wall.

 
  • Family : GROSSULARIACEAE
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Iteaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ribes glaciale Wall.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Scrub, open coniferous and mixed woodland, secondary forest (with Quercus, Berberis, Rhododendron, Abies, Juniperus), often hanging from rocks or boulders.; 2700 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Ripe fruits are edible.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to Central and East Central China and North Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 128
    • 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: 525
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ribes glaciale. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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