Pan India Bouquets

Pyracantha crenulata (D.Don) M.Roem.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Basionym : Mespilus crenulata D.Don
Synonym(s) : Cotoneaster crenulatus (D.Don) K.Koch; Crataegus crenulata (D.Don) Roxb.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pyracantha crenulata (D.Don) M.Roem.
Common name : Nepalese Firethorn
Vernacular name : Ghangaru (Nepali)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Streamsides, roadsides, forest margins and abandoned cultivated areas; 800 - 2800 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Wood used to make walking sticks.
Flower, Fruit : March-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to North-Wast India, Central China and California, Free State, Guatemala, Lesotho, New South Wales, New Zealand, Northern Provinces
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 122; 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: 592
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pyracantha crenulata. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.