Rhododendron pruniflorum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Rhododendron tsangpoense var. pruniflorum (Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward) Cowan & Davidian; Rhododendron sordidum Hutch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron pruniflorum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Shrubs, up to 1 m high with spreading branches, brownish bark; Leaves obovate to narrowly obovate, densely lepidote and scalx beneath; Flowers dull crimson to plum-purple, lepidote without; Capsules ovoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- July
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, 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: 92
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhododendron pruniflorum. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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