Sorbus microphylla (Wall. ex Hook.f.) Wenz.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sorbus microphylla (Wall. ex Hook.f.) Wenz.
  • Common name : Small Leaf Rowan
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bajhar (Nepali)
  • Habitat : In several mixed forest types (Pinus, Abies, Picea, Tsuga, Quercus, Populus, Rhododendron and Betula), open woods and tall shrubs, along river banks and streams, moraines, stony and grassy slopes; 2000 - 4200 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : A variable species in development of stipules, number of flowers, petal size, and fruit colour and size. This may in part be due to hybridization. Leafy branches are lopped for fodder..
  • Flower, Fruit : May-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 125
    • 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: 597
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sorbus microphylla. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

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