Gaultheria nummularioides D.Don

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Brossaea nummulariodes Kuntze; Gaultheria nummulariae DC.; Gaultheria nummularioides var. microphylla C.Y.Wu & T.Z.Hsu; Gaultheria repens Blume; Pernettya repens (Blume) Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gaultheria nummularioides D.Don
  • Common name : Coinwort Snowberry
  • Habit : Dwarf shrub
  • Habitat : Evergreen oak forests and on open rocky slopes, often on rocks, rarely epiphytic on trees; 1800 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : This species is variable in the shape and size of its leaves and in its indumentum.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Jawa, India, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China, Sumatera to Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 166
    • 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: 391
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gaultheria nummularioides. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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