Lyonia villosa (Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke) Hand.-Mazz.

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Andromeda villosa Wall.; Pieris villosa Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke, Xolisma villosa (Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke) Rehder
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lyonia villosa (Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Common name : Hairy Staggerbush
  • Habit : Shrub or a small tree
  • Habitat : Moist conifer/Rhododendron forests, thickets; 1000 - 3900 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Inflorescences 1-7 cm; rachis and pedicels pubescent; corolla urceolate to tubular.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China and North Indo-China
  • 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: 395
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 72
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lyonia villosa. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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