Agapetes serpens (Wight) Sleumer

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Pentapterygium serpens (Wight) Klotzsch; Vaccinium serpens Wight
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Agapetes serpens (Wight) Sleumer
  • Common name : Himalayan Lantern
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Key identification features : A semi-climbing shrub species native to the Himalayas, 40–60 cm tall, grown as an ornamental for its attractive pendulous benches of red tubular flowers blooming over a long period.
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Agapetes serpens. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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