Gaultheria hookeri C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gaultheria hookeri var. angustifolia C.B.Clarke; Gaultheria veitchiana Craib; Vaccinium wardii Adamson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gaultheria hookeri C.B.Clarke
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Key identification features : Undershrubs, up to 2 m high; Leaves elliptic, apex rounded, serrate, base rounded, bristly beneath; Flowers in pubescent racemes; calyx teeth ovate, obtuse, glabrous; corolla pink or white.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, 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: 70
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gaultheria hookeri. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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