Pan India Bouquets

Sorbaria tomentosa (Lindl.) Rehder

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Basionym : Schizonotus tomentosus Lindl.
Synonym(s) : Basilima lindleyana (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze; Schizonotus lindleyanus Wall. ex Steud.; Sorbaria lindleyana (Wall. ex Lindl.) Maxim.; Sorbaria olgae Zinserl.; Sorbaria sorbifolia var. lindleyana (Wall. ex Lindl.) K.Koch; Sorbaria tomentosa var. angustifolia (Wenz.) Rahn; Spiraea lindleyana Wall. ex Lindl.; Spiraea sorbifolia var. angustifolia Wenz.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sorbaria tomentosa (Lindl.) Rehder
Common name : Kashmir False Spirea, Himalayan Sorbaria
Vernacular name : Baakhre jhaar (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Pinus wallichiana forest and degraded scrub; 1800–2900 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Juice from the seed is used to treat liver problems.
Flower, Fruit : June-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to Central Asia, Himalaya and New Zeeland
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 124
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Sorbaria tomentosa. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.

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