Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cotoneaster bakeri G.Klotz; Cotoneaster kongboensis G.Klotz; Cotoneaster mucronatus Franch.; Cotoneaster nepalensis André; Cotoneaster parkeri G.Klotz; Cotoneaster stracheyi G.Klotz; Cotoneaster wallichianus G.Klotz; Mespilus acuminata (Lindl.) Ohlend.; Pyrus acuminata (Lindl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus bakeri (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus kongboensis (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus mucronata (Franch.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus nepalensis (André) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus parkeri (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus wallichiana (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl.
  • Common name : Nepal Cotoneaster
  • Vernacular name :
    • Dhalke phool (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : In Conifer and Rhododendron forests, mixed forests, thickets, fields; 1500 - 3350 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Wood used to make walking sticks.
  • Key identification features : Deciduous erect shrub; Leaves hairy above; Flowers white pink; Fruit scarlet.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kinnaur district, Shimla district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 117
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 591
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 235
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cotoneaster acuminatus. Downloaded on 13 February 2025.

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