Pan India Bouquets

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser.

Family : Hydrangeaceae
(Hydrangea Family)
Family (Hindi name) : HYDRANGEA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Hydrangeaceae
Synonym(s) : Hortensia japonica J.F.Gmel.; Hortensia macrophylla (Thunb.) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Hortensia macrophylla f. isobue (H.Ohba & S.Akiyama) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Hortensia macrophylla f. isonotaki (H.Ohba & S.Akiyama) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Hortensia macrophylla f. normalis (E.H.Wilson) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Hortensia mutabilis Schneev.; Hortensia nigra Carrière; Hortensia opuloides Lam.; Hortensia rosea Desf.; Hortensia speciosa Pers.; Hydrangea azisai Siebold; Hydrangea florida Salisb.; Hydrangea hortensia Siebold; Hydrangea hortensis Sm.; Hydrangea macrocephala Dippel; Hydrangea macrophylla var. hattoriana Kitam.; Hydrangea macrophylla f. isobue H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Hydrangea macrophylla f. isonotaki H.Ohba & S.Akiyama; Hydrangea macrophylla var. normalis E.H.Wilson; Hydrangea macrophylla f. nuda Konta & S.Matsumoto; Hydrangea mandshurica Dippel; Hydrangea mutabilis Steud.; Hydrangea nigra Dippel; Hydrangea opuloides (Lam.) K.Koch; Hydrangea otaksa Siebold & Zucc.; Hydrangea sieboldii Dippel; Hydrangea sinensis Dippel; Macnemaraea opulina Willemet; Primula mutabilis Lour.; Viburnum macrophyllum Thunb.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser.
Common name : Hydrangea, Mophead hydrangea
Vernacular name : Thamapansapi lei (Manipuri)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Cultivated
Comments / notes : Grown as garden plant
Key identification features : A stout shrub. Leaves opposite, elliptic to broadly ovate, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base and often decurrent into petiole, coarsely serrate. Flowers pink - blue or white, terminal cyme
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Japan, Kazan-retto
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Albania, Azores, Bolivia, China, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Great Britain, India, Korea, Madeira, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Panamá, Portugal, Réunion, Spain, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Venezuela, Vietnam
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
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 macrophylla. Downloaded on 29 June 2022.

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