• Family : Rosaceae
  (Rose Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
• Synonym(s) : Fragaria rubiginosa Lacaita; Fragaria sikkimensis Kurz; Potentilla daltoniana (J.Gay) Mabb.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Fragaria daltoniana J.Gay
• Common name : Sikkim Strawberry
• Vernacular name : Bhuin Ainselu, Bhuin Kaafal (Nepali)
• Habit : Prostrate herb
• Habitat : Mountain meadows and clearings in Hemlock and Fir forests, thickets; 2750 - 5000 m. altitude
• Comments / notes : A smaler plant with larger oblong-ovoid fruits.
• Key identification features : Leaflets elliptic, coarsely toothed and persistent calyx with irregularly lobes
• Flower, Fruit : June-July
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
• Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Himalaya to Myanmar
• 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: 578; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 123
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Fragaria daltoniana. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.

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