Pan India Bouquets

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Basionym : Amygdalus persica L
Synonym(s) : Persica vulgaris Miller
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
Common name : Peach
Vernacular name : Lengsey (Nepali)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Cultivated
Comments / notes : Cultivated for its edible fruit
Key identification features : Large deciduous or small tree. Flowers pink. Drupe downy, succulent
Flower, Fruit : February-April
Distribution :
- Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
Native : cultigen from N. Central China
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Europe, Asia
Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press:114; Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI: 250; Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 99; Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.1. Published BSI:182; Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.1 (3):542
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Prunus persica. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.