Leycesteria formosa Wall.

 
  • Family : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
    (Honeysuckle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Leycesteria limprichtii H.J.P.Winkl.; Leycesteria sinensis Hemsl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leycesteria formosa Wall.
  • Common name : Himalayan Honeysuckle, Flowering Nutmeg, Himalaya Nutmeg, Pheasant Berry
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Gravel or loamy slopes, among shrubs in hemlock or fir forest, 1100 - 3658 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : May-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China, Myanmar and Azores, France, Great Britain, Ireland
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 142
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1355
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Leycesteria formosa. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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