- Family : MYRSINACEAE
(Myrsine Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
- Synonym(s) : Celastrus seguinii H.Lév.; Myrsine acuminata Royle; Myrsine khasyana Kurz; Myrsine semiserrata var. brachypoda Z.Y.Zhu; Myrsine sessilis D.Don; Myrsine subspinosa D.Don; Pilogyne kerrii Gagnep.; Samara sessilis Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myrsine semiserrata Wall.
- Common name : Blueberry Myrtle
- Vernacular name :
- Bains, Gaunta (Hindi)
- Dieng ching (Jaintia)
- Kali kath (Nepali)
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Evergreen oak forest , broad-leaved forests, limestone hillsides, mountain slopes, roadsides, streambanks, sunny places; 500 - 2700 m. altitude
- Comments / notes : The wood is of chocolate colour, and is used by carpenters; fruit is edible. A source of green dye.
- Key identification features : Shrubs or small trees, profusely branched; Leaves elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, serrate at apex, glabrous; Flowers in axillary fascicles or from fallen leafaxils, pinkish or pinkish green; Fruits globose, pinkish violet.
- Flower, Fruit : November-October
- Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
- Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to South China and 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: 169
- GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 508
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 126
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Myrsine semiserrata. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.
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