Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC.

 
  • Family : MYRSINACEAE
    (Myrsine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bladhia crispa Thunb.; Tinus crispa (Thunb.) Kuntze; Ardisia crispa var. amplifolia E.Walker; Ardisia crispa var. caducipila (Nakai) Ohwi; Ardisia crispa var. dielsii (H.Lév.) E.Walker; Ardisia crispa var. elegans A.DC.; Ardisia crispa f. leucocarpa (Nakai) H.Ohashi; Ardisia crispa f. xanthocarpa (Nakai) H.Ohashi; Ardisia dielsii H.Lév.; Ardisia henryi Hemsl.; Ardisia henryi var. dielsii (H.Lév.) E.Walker; Ardisia hortorum Maxim.; Ardisia hortorum var. brachysepala Hand.-Mazz.; Ardisia multicaulis Z.Y.Zhu; Ardisia simplicicaulis Hayata; Ardisia undulata C.B.Clarke; Bladhia crispa var. caducipila Nakai; Bladhia crispa var. dielsii (H.Lév.) Nakai; Bladhia crispa f. leucocarpa Nakai; Bladhia crispa f. xanthocarpa Nakai; Tinus henryi (Hemsl.) Kuntze; Tinus undulata (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Shrubs, up to 3 m high; branches verrucose; Leaves elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, crenulate or serrulate, submarginal glands prominent; Flowers in subterminal corymbose or compound umbels, white or yellowish; Fruits red.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- January
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Subansiri
  • Native : Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 114
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ardisia crispa. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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