Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don

 
  • Family : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
    (Honeysuckle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Viburnaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Viburnum multratum K.Koch
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don
  • Common name : Smoketree Leaved Viburnum
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bhatnoi, Bhutool, Dab, Goniya, Taliana (Hindi)
    • Khimata (Lahaul)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Blue pine and conifer/Rhododendron forests, often at forest margins, 1524 - 3720 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Leaves white cottony below and small white flowers which appear in early spring before the leaves.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Sikkim and South Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 143
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1357
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Viburnum cotinifolium. Downloaded on 11 November 2024.

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