Pan India Bouquets

Itea nutans Royle

Family : Grossulariaceae
Family (as per The APG System III) : Iteaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Itea nutans Royle
Common name : Himalayan Sweetspire
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Himalayas, up to 2000 m altitude
Key identification features : Dark-grey bark, leaves are alternate
Flower, Fruit : April-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to West 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: 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=Itea nutans. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.