Aesculus assamica Griff.

 
  • Family : HIPPOCASTANACEAE
    (Horse-Chestnut Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : Aesculus Family
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aesculus chuniana Hu & W.P.Fang; Aesculus khassyana C.R.Das & Majumdar; Aesculus lantsangensis Hu & W.P.Fang; Aesculus megaphylla Hu & W.P.Fang; Aesculus polyneura Hu & W.P.Fang; Aesculus punduana Wall. ex Hiern; Aesculus rupicola Hu & W.P.Fang; Aesculus wangii var. rupicola (Hu & W.P.Fang) W.P.Fang; Pavia khassyana Voigt; Pavia punduana Wall. ex Voigt; Pawia punduana Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aesculus assamica Griff.
  • Common name : East Himalayan Horse Chestnut
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ikuhia, Poma-bih, Raman-bih, Romon-bih, Sarlok-Asing (Assamese)
    • Bol rimmu, Bol rimot (Garo)
    • Sangkenrop, Ngraurau (Khasi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Subtropical and terai forests, often by streams, 300 - 400 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : January-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Dehradun
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Jalpaiguri district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Himalaya to China (West Guangxi)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 97
    • 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: 75
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Aesculus assamica. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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