Cotoneaster racemiflorus (Desf.) Schltdl.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Basionym : Mespilus racemiflora Desf.
  • Synonym(s) : Cotoneaster racemiflorus subsp. suavis (Pojark.) Fed.; Pyrus racemiflora (Desf.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cotoneaster racemiflorus (Desf.) Schltdl.
  • Common name : Black-Wood
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : On open dry hillsides and shrubby thickets on stony slopes, 2140 -2400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
  • Flower, Fruit : April
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Bhutan, Cyprus, East Himalaya, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Myanmar, Nepal, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Mediterranean to Central Asia and Himalaya and Germany
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 118
    • 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: 590
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cotoneaster racemiflorus. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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