Hydrangea heteromalla D.Don

 
  • Family : HYDRANGEACEAE
    (Hydrangea Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HYDRANGEA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Hydrangeaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Heteromalla doniana H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Heteromalla vestita (Wall.) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Hydrangea dumicola W.W.Sm.; Hydrangea khasiana Hook.f. & Thomson; Hydrangea mandarinorum Diels; Hydrangea sungpanensis Hand.-Mazz.; Hydrangea vestita Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hydrangea heteromalla D.Don
  • Common name : Himalayan Hydrangea
  • Vernacular name :
    • Phusre kath (Nepali)
  • Habit : Large shrubs or small tree
  • Habitat : Thickets on mountain slopes or tops, especially with Tsuga and Picea; 1600 - 3400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Juice of the bark is used to treat coughs and colds. Leaves are densely gray-white on the underside, yellow-brown hairy to hairless above
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit district,Dibang Valley district
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Nepal to China (Sichuan, Yunnan), North Vietnam and New York
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 128
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 137
    • Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.2. Published BSI: 192
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hydrangea heteromalla. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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