Docynia indica (Colebr. ex Wall.) Decne.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Basionym : Cydonia indica (Colebr. ex Wall.) Spach
  • Synonym(s) : Cydonia indica (Colebr. ex Wall.) Spach; Docynia docynioides (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder; Docynia griffithiana Decne.; Docynia hookeriana Decne.; Docynia rufifolia (H.Lév.) Rehder; Malus docynioides C.K.Schneid.; Pyrus rufifolia H.Lév.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Docynia indica (Colebr. ex Wall.) Decne.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests and open places
  • Key identification features : Trees up to 20 m high with thorns at base of trunks; Leaves ovate-Ianceolate or ovate-oblong; Flowers in 1-3 flowered cymes, white, densely wooly; Fruits ovoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : February- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 447
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Docynia indica. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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