Neillia rubiflora D.Don

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Neillia rubiflora D.Don
  • Common name : East Himalayan Neillia
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Shrubberies
  • Comments / notes : A large shrub with slender arching branches, with shallowly 3- lobed leaves
  • Key identification features : Lateral clusters of small white flowers and fruit of one to several hairy carpels, encircled by the persistent calyx
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Central Nepal to Bhutan, China (W. Yunnan) to NW. Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 116
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Neillia rubiflora. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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