Myrsine africana L.

 
  • Family : MYRSINACEAE
    (Myrsine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Buxus dioica Forssk.; Myrica arabica Willd.; Myrica montana Vahl; Myrsine acuta Salisb.; Myrsine africana var. acuminata C.Y.Wu & C.Chen; Myrsine africana var. glandulosa J.M.Zhang; Myrsine bifaria Wall.; Myrsine bottensis A.DC.; Myrsine glabra Gaertn.; Myrsine microphylla Hayata; Myrsine potama D.Don; Myrsine rotundifolia Lam.; Myrsine scabra Gaertn.; Myrsine vacciniifolia Hayata; Samara potama Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Rhamnus myrtillus H.Lév.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myrsine africana L.
  • Common name : Cape Myrtle, African boxwood, Thakisa
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bandraru oleander, Banwa, Banwan, Basuti, Chapra, Chhota mehndru (Hindi)
    • Vidanga (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Sparse mixed forests, open mountain slopes, sunny dry places, scrub, fields, roadsides; 300 - 3600 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : February-January
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Afghanistan, Angola, Azores, Cape Provinces, China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda, We
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Azores, Eritrea to South Africa, Arabian Peninsula to China, Taiwan and Great Britain
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 169
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Myrsine africana. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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