Viburnum mullaha Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

 
  • Family : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
    (Honeysuckle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Viburnum cuttingianum Merr.; Viburnum involucratum Wall. ex DC.; Viburnum mullaha var. involucratum (Wall. ex DC.) H.O.Saxena; Viburnum stellulatum Wall. ex DC.; Viburnum stellulatum var. glabrescens C.B.Clarke; Viburnum stellulatum var. involucratum (Wall. ex DC.) C.B.Clarke; Viburnum thaiyongense W.W.Sm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Viburnum mullaha Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Common name : Starry Viburnum
  • Vernacular name :
    • Molo, Mahelo, Kaandaa Maalu (Nepali)
    • Vawngser (Mizo)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Broad-leaved/Tusga forest, frequently in open or cleared areas, 1524 - 3048 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Branchlets of current year and abaxial surfaces of young leaves stellate- tomentose; calyx tube and corolla outside densely stellate-pubescent.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Tehri Garhwal (Dhanaulti)
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North-West Yunnan) 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: 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 mullaha. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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