Agapetes aborensis Airy Shaw

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Agapetes aborensis Airy Shaw
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic shrubs, 30 40 cm long; young branches glabrous or fuscous; Leaves pseudo-verticillate, elliptic to oblanceolate, margin entire; Inflorescence short, 2 8- flowered, glandular setose; Flowers pendent, narrowly cylindric, glabrous or sparsely setulose, dark red.
  • Flower, Fruit : January
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Abor (Rengging)
  • Native : India, Bhutan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bhutan
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 57-58
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Agapetes aborensis. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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