Pan India Bouquets

Sorbus cuspidata (Spach) Hedl.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Aria vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) M.Roem., Crataegus cuspidata Spach, Crataegus vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Chalon, Micromeles vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Mezhenskyj, Pyrus saturnus M.F.Fay & Christenh., Pyrus vestita Wall. ex G.Don, Pyrus vestita var. khasiana Hook.f., Sorbus vestita var. khasiana (Hook.f.) Karthik. & V.S.Kumar
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sorbus vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Lodd.
Common name : Himalayan Whitebeam
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Mixed forests with Pinus, Taxus, Quercus, Acer, Rhododendron and Corylus, and open rocky or grassy slopes; 2000 - 3700 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Fruit edible
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : 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: 125; 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: 595
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Sorbus cuspidata. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.

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