Agapetes interdicta (Hand.-Mazz.) Sleumer

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Pentapterygium interdictum Hand.-Mazz.; Agapetes interdicta var. stenoloba (W.E.Evans) Sleumer; Pentapterygium interdictum var. stenolobum W.E.Evans
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Agapetes interdicta (Hand.-Mazz.) Sleumer
  • Habit : Epiphytic shrub
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic, straggling shrubs; Leaves entire in lower half and toothed near extreme apex; Flowers from old wood, pedicles crimson; corolla cylindric, tubes long and narrow, crimson with purple-black, 'V' shaped marks.
  • Flower, Fruit : April
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri (Delei valley)
  • Native : China, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 60
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Agapetes interdicta. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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