Juglans regia L.

 
  • Family : JUGLANDACEAE
    (Walnut Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AKHROT FAMILY (अखरोट फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Juglandaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Juglans regia var. kamaonia C. DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Juglans regia L.
  • Common name : Common Walnut, Persian Walnut Or English Walnut
  • Vernacular name :
    • Akhrot (Hindi)
    • akrodu, akrotu (Kannada)
    • Sano okhar (Nepali)
    • Akhoda, Akhota (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Comments / notes : Widely cultivated in the W. Himalaya
  • Key identification features : Deciduous trees. Leaves imparipinnate, aromatic. Female flowers 1-3 in a terminal spike. Fruit large, pericarp fleshy
  • Flower, Fruit : February-April
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district,Kullu district,Lahaul & Spiti district,Mandi district,Shimla district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
  • Native : Eurasia
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 372
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 264
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI: 666
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Juglans regia. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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