Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Basionym : Andromeda fastigiata Wall.
  • Synonym(s) : Andromeda cupressiformis Wall. ex D.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don
  • Common name : Himalayan Heather
  • Vernacular name :
    • Phallu (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Alpine thickets, rocky places, grassy mountainsides, river banks and Juniper/Rhododendron scrub; 2800 - 4500 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Plants erect; young leafy shoots 3 - 5mm wide; flowers 2-8 per stem; pedicels as long as or shorter than flowers
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to South Tibet and North Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 166
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 392
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 224
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 239
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cassiope fastigiata. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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