Pan India Bouquets

Hydrangea heteromalla D.Don

Family : Hydrangeaceae
(Hydrangea Family)
Family (Hindi name) : HYDRANGEA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Hydrangeaceae
Synonym(s) : Heteromalla doniana H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Heteromalla vestita (Wall.) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Hydrangea dumicola W.W.Sm.; Hydrangea khasiana Hook.f. & Thomson; Hydrangea mandarinorum Diels; Hydrangea sungpanensis Hand.-Mazz.; Hydrangea vestita Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hydrangea heteromalla D.Don
Common name : Himalayan Hydrangea
Vernacular name : Phusre kath (Nepali)
Habit : Large shrubs or small tree
Habitat : Thickets on mountain slopes or tops, especially with Tsuga and Picea; 1600 - 3400 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Juice of the bark is used to treat coughs and colds. Leaves are densely gray-white on the underside, yellow-brown hairy to hairless above
Flower, Fruit : June-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to China (Sichuan, Yunnan), North Vietnam and New York
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 128;Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 137; Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.2. Published BSI: 192
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Hydrangea heteromalla. Downloaded on 27 November 2022.

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