Daphniphyllum himalense (Benth.) Müll.Arg.

 
  • Family : DAPHNIPHYLLACEAE
    (Daphniphyllum family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DAPHNIPHYLLUM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Daphniphyllaceae
  • Basionym : Goughia himalensis Benth.
  • Synonym(s) : Daphniphyllum benthamii Baill.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Daphniphyllum himalense (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cool broad-leaved and moist conifer forest; 2270 - 3050 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Wood streaked red and of ornamental value; red wood used to make dye for caste-marks
  • Key identification features : Leaves oblanceolate, 9-20 x 3-6.5cm, base attenuate, lateral veinsscarcely prominent beneath; petioles 1.5-4(-5)cm; anthers narrow, ca. 3 x 1mm, apiculate; female pedicels strongly recurved
  • Flower, Fruit : May-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,North Sikkim (Mangan) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North-West Yunnan) and North Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 217
    • 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: 813
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 360
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Daphniphyllum himalense. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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