Pan India Bouquets

Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Cerasus cornuta Wall. ex Royle; Padus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Carrière
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud.
Common name : Himalayan Bird Cherry
Vernacular name : Lekh aaru (Nepali)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Secondary forest, thickets, steep scrub-covered slopes, 2100 - 3500 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The fruit is edible, and the leaves are used for fodder. The ripe fruits are eaten and used for brewing local liquor
Flower, Fruit : April-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 121; 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: 540
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 cornuta. Downloaded on 6 December 2022.