Pan India Bouquets

Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Cotoneaster bakeri G.Klotz; Cotoneaster kongboensis G.Klotz; Cotoneaster mucronatus Franch.; Cotoneaster nepalensis André; Cotoneaster parkeri G.Klotz; Cotoneaster stracheyi G.Klotz; Cotoneaster wallichianus G.Klotz; Mespilus acuminata (Lindl.) Ohlend.; Pyrus acuminata (Lindl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus bakeri (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus kongboensis (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus mucronata (Franch.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus nepalensis (André) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus parkeri (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus wallichiana (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl.
Common name : Nepal Cotoneaster
Vernacular name : Dhalke phool (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : In Conifer and Rhododendron forests, mixed forests, thickets, fields; 1500 - 3350 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Wood used to make walking sticks.
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Ssouth Central China and Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 117; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 591
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cotoneaster acuminatus. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.

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