Pan India Bouquets

Cotoneaster racemiflorus (Desf.) Schltdl.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Basionym : Mespilus racemiflora Desf.
Synonym(s) : Cotoneaster racemiflorus subsp. suavis (Pojark.) Fed.; Pyrus racemiflora (Desf.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cotoneaster racemiflorus (Desf.) Schltdl.
Common name : Black-Wood
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : On open dry hillsides and shrubby thickets on stony slopes, 2140 -2400 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Flower, Fruit : April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bhutan, Cyprus, East Himalaya, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Myanmar, Nepal, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Mediterranean to Central Asia and Himalaya and Germany
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 118; 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: 590
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 racemiflorus. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.