Cornus macrophylla Wall.

 
  • Family : CORNACEAE
    (Evergreen Dogwood Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CORNUS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cornaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Swida macrophylla (Wall.) Soják; Thelycrania macrophylla (Wall.) Pojark.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cornus macrophylla Wall.
  • Common name : Large Leaf Dogwood
  • Vernacular name :
    • Haadaga (Kannada)
    • Kandara (Urdu)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Moist forest or among shrubs, 2130 - 2290 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Leaves used as fodder.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to Sakhalin
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 142
    • 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: 330
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cornus macrophylla. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

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