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.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Ssouth Central China and Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland
  • 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
  • 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 11 October 2024.

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