Ardisia humilis Vahl

 
  • Family : MYRSINACEAE
    (Myrsine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ardisia arborescens Wall. ex A.DC.; Ardisia drupacea (Blanco) Merr.; Ardisia elliptica Bedd.; Ardisia hainanensis Mez; Ardisia nana Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.; Ardisia obovata Blume; Ardisia oleracea Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.; Ardisia pyrgina St.-Lag.; Ardisia pyrgus Roem. & Schult.; Ardisia racemosa (Lour.) Mez; Ardisia salicifolia A.DC.; Ardisia sinensis Steud.; Bladhia humilis (Vahl) Sasaki; Bladhia racemosa (Lour.) Nakai; Climacandra multiflora Miq.; Climacandra obovata Miq.; Climacandra salicifolia (A.DC.) Miq.; Pyrgus racemosa Lour.; Tinus humilis (Vahl) Kuntze; Tinus racemosa (Lour.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ardisia humilis Vahl
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Shrubs, 2-5 m high; branches spreading; Leaves obovate-oblong, coriaceous, glabrous; Flowers in axillary or corymbose panicles, pinkish; Fruits globose, pinkish black when dry.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- December
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Uttara Kannada district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 115
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ardisia humilis . Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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