Pan India Bouquets

Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Cotoneaster microphyllus var. uva-ursi Lindl.; Cotoneaster rotundifolius var. uva-ursi (Lindl.) C.K.Schneid.; Cotoneaster subalpinus G.Klotz; Cotoneaster uva-ursi (Lindl.) G.Don; Pyrus uva-ursi (Lindl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl.
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : On cliffs and boulders, grassy slopes, rocks, mountain summits; 1200 - 4000 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China and Great Britain, New South Wales
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 119; 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: 589
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 rotundifolius. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.